repair
Use Repair in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
2.
to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.: to repair one's health by resting.
3.
to remedy; make good; make up for: to repair damage; to repair a deficiency.
4.
to make amends for; compensate: to repair a wrong done.
noun
5.
an act, process, or work of repairing: to order the repair of a building.
6.
Usually, repairs.
a.
an instance or operation of repairing: to lay up a boat for repairs.
b.
a repaired part or an addition made in repairing: 17th-century repairs in brick are conspicuous in parts of the medieval stonework.
7.
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.
8.
the good condition resulting from continued maintenance and repairing: to keep in repair.
9.
condition with respect to soundness and usability: a house in good repair.
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verb (used without object)
1.
to betake oneself; go, as to a place: He repaired in haste to Washington.
2.
to go frequently or customarily.
noun
3.
a resort or haunt.
4.
the act of going or going customarily; resort: to have repair to the country.
5.
Scot. Obsolete. a meeting, association, or crowd of people.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English repairen < Old French repairier to return < Late Latin repatriāre to return to one's fatherland; see repatriate
1300–50; Middle English repairen < Old French repairier to return < Late Latin repatriāre to return to one's fatherland; see repatriate
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repair1 (rɪˈpɛə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to restore (something damaged or broken) to good condition or working order |
| 2. | to heal (a breach or division) in (something): to repair a broken marriage |
| 3. | to make good or make amends for (a mistake, injury, etc) |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act, task, or process of repairing |
| 5. | a part that has been repaired |
| 6. | state or condition: in good repair |
| [C14: from Old French reparer, from Latin reparāre, from | |
| re'pairable1 | |
| —adj | |
| re'pairer1 | |
| —n | |
| repair2 (rɪˈpɛə) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | archaic ( |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act of going or returning |
| 5. | a haunt or resort |
| [C14: from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatriāre to return to one's native land, from Latin | |
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Word Origin & History
repair
"to mend, to put back in order," late 14c., from O.Fr. reparer, from L. reparare "restore, put back in order," from re- "again" + parare "make ready, prepare" (see pare). The noun is attested from 1590s.
repair
"go to" (a place), c.1300, from O.Fr. repairer "to frequent, return (to one's country)," earlier repadrer, from L.L. repatriare "return to one's own country" (see repatriate).
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Medical Dictionary
repair re·pair (rĭ-pâr')
v. re·paired, re·pair·ing, re·pairs
To restore to a healthy or functioning condition after damage or injury. n.
Restoration of diseased or damaged tissues naturally or by surgical means.
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A new plate was made to correct the illustration and repair the existing copies.
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However, cancer has been induced in cells with deliberately damaged repair mechanisms.
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