Meaning & use
Repair
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To fix or restore something damaged or broken to good working condition.
See it in a sentence
The mechanic repaired the car's brakes in under an hour.
It took months to repair the relationship after the argument.
A note on using this word
"Repair" also has an older, now mostly literary sense meaning "to go somewhere," as in "the guests repaired to the drawing room."
Words with a similar meaning
fixmend
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Words with an opposite meaning
breakdamage
Another way to use it
2. verb
To go to a particular place, especially after an event.
After dinner, the group repaired to the lounge for coffee.
3. noun
An act of fixing or restoring something.
The bridge is closed for repair.
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