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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

repair

/ɹəˈpeː/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
re-pair
IPA
/ɹəˈpeː/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.

verb

To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.

noun

The act of repairing something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of repairing something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The result of repairing something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of repairing or resorting to a place.

noun

A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined between 1300 and 1350 from Middle English repairen, from Middle French reparer, from Latin reparō (“renew, repair”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: repairen, reparer, reparō, repairier, repatriare

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹəˈpeː/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈpɛə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

repairs (present, singular) repairing (participle, present) repaired (participle, past) repaired (past) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) repaired (first person, past) repairest (archaic, present) repaired (past, second person) repairedst (archaic, past) repaireth (archaic, present) repaired (past, singular)

Derived Forms

misrepair photorepair repairability repairable reparable repairer repairment repairosome antirepair disrepair nonrepair repairman

Phrases

right to repair chancel repair liability credit repair in bad repair in good repair mismatch repair cancer syndrome repair heddle repair ship

Frequently Paired Words

improve reparation reparative

Synonyms

amend correct fix fix up furbish retrieve make whole mend patch put to rights rectify recondition

Antonyms

aggravate break damage hurt make matters worse

Rhymes With

their there where care they're air share hair fair wear square aware

Questions

How do you pronounce repair?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈpeː/.
What does repair mean?
To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
Where does repair come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce repair

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