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repair
1[ ri-pair ]
verb (used with object)
- to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend:
to repair a motor.
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- to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.:
to repair one's health by resting.
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to repair damage;
to repair a deficiency.
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- to make amends for; compensate:
to repair a wrong done.
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noun
- an act, process, or work of repairing:
to order the repair of a building.
- Usually repairs.
- an instance or operation of repairing:
to lay up a boat for repairs.
- a repaired part or an addition made in repairing:
Seventeenth-century repairs in brick are conspicuous in parts of the medieval stonework.
- repairs, (in bookkeeping, accounting, etc.) the part of maintenance expense that has been paid out to keep fixed assets in usable condition, as distinguished from amounts used for renewal or replacement.
- the good condition resulting from continued maintenance and repairing:
to keep in repair.
- condition with respect to soundness and usability:
a house in good repair.
repair
2[ ri-pair ]
verb (used without object)
- to betake oneself; go, as to a place:
He repaired in haste to Washington.
- to go frequently or customarily.
noun
- a resort or haunt.
- the act of going or going customarily; resort:
to have repair to the country.
- Scot. Obsolete. a meeting, association, or crowd of people.
repair
1/ ɪˈɛə /
verb
- to restore (something damaged or broken) to good condition or working order
- to heal (a breach or division) in (something)
to repair a broken marriage
- to make good or make amends for (a mistake, injury, etc)
noun
- the act, task, or process of repairing
- a part that has been repaired
- state or condition
in good repair
repair
2/ ɪˈɛə /
verb
- usually foll by to to go (to a place)
to repair to the country
- usually foll by to to have recourse (to) for help, etc
to repair to one's lawyer
- archaic.usually foll by from to come back; return
noun
- the act of going or returning
- a haunt or resort
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹, noun
- ˈ貹, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·貹a· adjective
- ·貹a·i·ٲ ·貹a··ness noun
- non·貹a· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of repair1
Origin of repair2
Word History and Origins
Origin of repair1
Origin of repair2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Communal spaces will also be updated and roof repairs undertaken at Pennyghael Community Hall.
The temporary disruptions come just weeks after transportation authorities called for emergency repairs “to stabilize four areas most vulnerable to failure above the railroad track through San Clemente,” according to the Orange County Transportation Authority.
It took conservators 18 months to repair the painting.
"Our hearts are broken beyond repair. We now only have memories that we'll hold tight forever," she said in a statement via police.
It was Sarah who repaired the watch as a birthday gift to her father, and her sudden death was central to Joel’s grief.
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