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verb | noun repairrepair1 /rɪˈpɛr/ ●●○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYrepair1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French reparer, from Latin reparare, from parare to prepare VERB TABLErepair |
| Present | I, you, we, they | repair | | he, she, it | repairs | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | repaired | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have repaired | | he, she, it | has repaired | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had repaired | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will repair | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have repaired |
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| Present | I | am repairing | | he, she, it | is repairing | | you, we, they | are repairing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was repairing | | you, we, they | were repairing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been repairing | | he, she, it | has been repairing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been repairing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be repairing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been repairing |
► repair the damage It will cost millions to repair the damage caused by the fire. ► get/have something repaired Do you know where I can have my shoes repaired? THESAURUS to bring something back to good condition after it has been damaged or broken, or make something work again after it has stopped working► repair to bring something back to good condition after it has been damaged or broken, or make something work again after it has stopped working: The roof needs to be repaired. It will cost millions to repair the damage caused by the fire. ► fix fix means the same as repair but sounds more informal: Someone’s coming to fix the washing machine. ► mend to repair a hole in something, especially a piece of clothing: She was mending a pair of jeans. ► renovate to repair a building or furniture so that it is in good condition again: They recently renovated their kitchen, and it looks great. ► restore to repair something so that it looks like it did when it was first made or built: The city restored the theater with private funds. ► service to examine a machine or vehicle and repair it if necessary: I need to take the car in to get it serviced. ► rebuild to build something again, after it has been damaged or destroyed: This government aid will help rebuild homes damaged by the storm. ► recondition to repair a machine so that it can be sold again: The website sells reconditioned printers at discount prices. 1 to bring something back to good condition after it has been damaged or broken, or make something work again after it has stopped working: The roof needs to be repaired. It will cost millions to repair the damage caused by the fire.get/have something repaired Do you know where I can have my shoes repaired?THESAURUSfix – fix means the same as repair but sounds more informal: Someone’s coming to fix the washing machine.mend – to repair a hole in something, especially a piece of clothing: She was mending a pair of jeans.renovate – to repair a building or furniture so that it is in good condition again: They recently renovated their kitchen, and it looks great.restore – to repair something so that it looks like it did when it was first made or built: The city restored the theater with private funds.service – to examine a machine or vehicle and repair it if necessary: I need to take the car in to get it serviced.rebuild – to build something again, after it has been damaged or destroyed: This government aid will help rebuild homes damaged by the storm.recondition – to repair a machine so that it can be sold again: The website sells reconditioned printers at discount prices.2formal to do something to improve a bad relationship or situation, especially one that you have caused: There seemed to be nothing I could do to repair the situation. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French reparer, from Latin reparare, from parare to prepare] → see also irreparablerepair to something phrasal verb old-fashioned to go to a place that is near: Shall we repair to the drawing room? verb | noun repairrepair2 ●●○ noun ► for repairs Many ships dock at the Naval Base for repairs. ► beyond repair Many of the paintings were damaged beyond repair (=so badly that they could not be repaired). ► in ... need of repair The building is in serious need of repair. ► do/carry out/make repairs The landlord is responsible for making major repairs. 1[countable, uncountable] an act of repairing something: Many ships dock at the Naval Base for repairs.repair to The community is demanding repairs to the city’s roads. Many of the paintings were damaged beyond repair (=so badly that they could not be repaired). The building is in serious need of repair.under repair Two sections of the highway are under repair (=being repaired).do/carry out/make repairs The landlord is responsible for making major repairs.2in good/bad/poor repair formal in good or bad condition3[countable] a place on something that has been repaired: a small repair in the chair’s leg—repairer noun [countable] |