fix
/fɪks/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.75 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!""
- "She sniffed, too, comprehendingly, and fixed her son with a relentless eye."
- "A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board."
- "A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it."
- "The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet."
- "We've come a long, long way boys! Now it's time for America to show its teeth. Fix bayonets!"
Etymology
From Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fix (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin fīxus (“immovable; steady; stable; fixed”), from fīgō (“to drive in; stick; fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to jab; stick; set”). Related to dig.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɪks/
- British English: /fɪks/