repair

Definition

Examples

A technician will repair the broken air conditioner this afternoon.

Word Family

Synonyms

• fixinformal terms for a difficult situation
• mendsewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
• restorereturn to its original or usable and functioning condition

Collocations

• Easy bicycle repair shop
  to bicycle repair shop, meaning to ride a bicycle
• Medium repair the office copy machine
  to repair the office copy machine, meaning to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
• Hard repair strained international relations through dialogue
  to repair strained international relations through dialogue, meaning to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
• Very Hard beyond repair and requiring complete scrapping
  describing beyond repair and requiring complete scrapping (farther along in space or time or degree)