fix up

verb

fixed up; fixing up; fixes up

transitive verb

1
: refurbish
fix up the attic
2
: to set right : settle
fixed up their dispute
3
: to provide with something needed or wanted
especially : to arrange a date for

Examples of fix up in a Sentence

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There’s still much to be done to fix up the space, Andrews said. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025 Multiple factors are pushing the costs for building or fixing up home, according to the trade group. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025 That involved the sellers putting up $80,000 in escrow for roof repairs and fixing up the property. Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025 In an interview with CT Mirror and ProPublica, Stefanski said fixing up cars is his hobby. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fix up

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fix up was in 1764

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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix%20up. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

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