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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get a fix

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
get a -fix
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To obtain something necessary, especially a dose of an addictive drug or anything else compulsively sought after.

Colloquial

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets a fix (present, singular) getting a fix (participle, present) got a fix (past) got a fix (UK, participle) gotten a fix (US, participle)

Phrases

get a fix on

Frequently Paired Words

get a fix on

Questions

What does get a fix mean?
To obtain something necessary, especially a dose of an addictive drug or anything else compulsively sought after.

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