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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The group has logged almost 100,000 hours fixing up homes in what is a win-win for the community and the airmen. Allie Torgan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024 Handy with tools, Daniel offers to help Katie fix up her new home. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 Even the dean of the council, Burke, wasn’t above shaking down a businessman who needed city permits to fix up a rundown Burger King. Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024 They were fixed up on a blind date, and had an instant connection. Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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