Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fix to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: fix -to
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To intend or prepare to do something.

Dated; Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I’m fixing to whoop you if you don’t shut up."
"It’s fixing to rain."
"Three of us boys, myself, Iver Holt, and Webbie Touchstone crawled upon this board that went across the tank to dive off. I was fixing to, but [one of the other boys] got up there before I did, […]"
"Come on now, fellas. Just a lil closer. Nice and easy. Nothin' to worry about. We just fixin' to eat ya."

Usage

Inflected Forms

fixes to (present, singular) fixing to (participle, present) fixed to (participle, past) fixed to (past)

Questions

What does fix to mean?: To intend or prepare to do something.

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