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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.
to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc..
to repair one's health by resting.
to remedy; make good; put right.
to repair damage;
to repair a deficiency.
to make amends for; compensate.
to repair a wrong done.
Synonyms: redress
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/ rɪˈpɛə /
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/ rɪˈpɛə /
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
Other Word Forms
- repairer noun
- repairable adjective
- repairability noun
- repairableness noun
- nonrepairable adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of repair1
Origin of repair2
Word History and Origins
Origin of repair1
Origin of repair2
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Example Sentences
Ukraine's Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" on facilities around the country overnight on Thursday, adding that repair crews were working to restore power.
For this study, led by a team at Tonji University in Shanghai, China, the focus was DNA repair - a natural process in our bodies' cells.
The warranty is almost up on our new family car and he wants to trade it in because he’s concerned the repairs will cost too much.
Still, the financial strain stemming from the uninsured losses related to the RV repairs and storage-unit damage affected her marriage.
He was one of about a half dozen crewmen who planned to retire upon their ship’s arrival in Toledo, where it was to undergo scheduled repairs.
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