fix

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See also: Fix, FIX, and -fix

English[edit]

a b c d e f g h
8{{{square}}} black king8
7{{{square}}} black pawn7
6{{{square}}} black pawn6
5{{{square}}} ua5
4{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white king4
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The only way for white to draw is to play d5 to fix (sense 2.2) black's pawns.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • fixe (verb) (archaic)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fixe (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.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: fĭks, IPA(key): /ˈfɪks/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪks

Verb[edit]

fix (third-person singular simple present fixes, present participle fixing, simple past and past participle fixt or fixed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
    1. (transitive, by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
      He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"
  2. (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
    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.
    1. (transitive, figuratively, usually in the passive) To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
      She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor.
    2. (transitive, chess) To prevent enemy pawns from advancing by directly opposing the most advanced one with one of one's own pawns so as to threaten to capture any advancing backward pawns.
  3. (transitive) To mend, to repair.
    That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.
    You can't fix stupid.
  4. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food or drink).
    She fixed dinner for the kids.
    • 1945, Marianne Steiff Finton Meisel, Years Before the Flood, page 14:
      She fixed Peter a slice of black bread and jam by cutting the hard crust petalwise around the edge, so the child could tear off convenient pieces.
    • 2013, Iris Smyles, Iris Has Free Time, Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint, →ISBN, page 94:
      I fixed us drinks—orange juice with some vodka I'd gotten on sale—and washed a few dishes to get my mind off Jess and the fact of his not texting back.
  5. (transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion.[1]
    A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent.
  6. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
    Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him.
  7. (transitive, mathematics, semantics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
  8. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
    He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work.
  9. (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
  10. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
    Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen.
  11. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
    • 1665, Edmund Waller, Upon Her Maiesties New Buildings at Somerset-House:
      Accuſing ſome malignant Star,
      Not Britain, for that fateful War,
      Your kindneſs baniſhes your fear,
      Reſolv’d to fix for ever here.
    • 1801, Robert Southey, “(please specify the page)”, in Thalaba the Destroyer, volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: [] [F]or T[homas] N[orton] Longman and O[wen] Rees, [], by Biggs and Cottle, [], →OCLC:
      A cheerless place! the solitary Bee,
      Whose buzzing was the only sound of life,
      Flew there on restless wing,
      Seeking in vain one blossom, where to fix.
  12. (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
    • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. [], 3rd edition, London: [] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee [], →OCLC:
      quicksilver will fix, so asto endure the hammer
  13. (slang, intransitive) To shoot; to inject a drug.
    • 1953, William Lee [pseudonym; William S. Burroughs], Junkie, New York: Ace Books:
      She doesn't have to worry about stool pigeons because every law in the Federal District knows that Lupita sells junk. She keeps outfits in glasses of alcohol so the junkies can fix in the joint and walk out clean.

Conjugation[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: fixen, fiksen

Translations[edit]

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Noun[edit]

fix (plural fixes)

  1. A repair or corrective action.
    Hyponyms: bugfix, technofix
    That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.
    • 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
      Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […].  Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […]  But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.
  2. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:difficult situation
    It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!
  3. (slang) A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.
    • 1953, William Lee [pseudonym; William S. Burroughs], Junkie, New York: Ace Books:
      And Cash told me of cases where two hips take a fix together and then one pulls out his badge.
    • 1953, William Lee [pseudonym; William S. Burroughs], Junkie, New York: Ace Books:
      Maybe I will find in yage what I was looking for in junk and weed and coke. Yage may be the final fix.
    • 1992, William Alain Jourgensen (lyrics and music), “Just One Fix”, in Psalm 69, performed by Ministry:
      Just one fix!
  4. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
    • 1963, Howard Saul Becker, Outsiders: studies in the sociology of deviance, page 160:
      As the professional thief notes: You can tell by the way the case is handled in court when the fix is in.
  5. A determination of location.
    We have a fix on your position.
  6. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Sutherland, Edwin H. (ed) (1937): The Professional Thief: by a Professional Thief. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [Reprinted by various publishers in subsequent decades.]

Further reading[edit]

Bouyei[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (fire). Cognate with Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay),Thai ไฟ (fai), Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lao ໄຟ (fai), ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Shan ၽႆး (phái) or ၾႆး (fái), Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy), Zhuang feiz, Saek วี๊.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fix

  1. fire

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin fixus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fix (feminine fixa, masculine plural fixos, feminine plural fixes)

  1. fixed, not changing
  2. stationary

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Czech[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fixační tužka.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fix m inan

  1. felt-tip pen, marker
    Synonym: popisovač

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Further reading[edit]

  • fix in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • fix in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • fix in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

fix

  1. inflection of fixen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fix m (plural fix)

  1. Alternative spelling of fixe

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin fīxus. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. The Latin entry claims it derives through a borrowing to Old French.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fix (strong nominative masculine singular fixer, comparative fixer, superlative am fixesten)

  1. fixed (costs, salary)
    Synonym: fest
    Zu den fixen Kosten zählen Gehälter und Mieten.Fixed costs include salaries and rental fees.
  2. fixed, constant, stationary
    Synonyms: feststehend, konstant, unverändert
    Dieser Berg ist ein fixer Punkt in der Landschaft.This mountain is a fixed point in the landscape.
  3. (Austria) fixed, permanent
    Synonyms: dauernd, fest, ständig
    Voraussetzung für eine fixe Anstellung ist ein fixer Wohnort.A fixed residence is a requirement for permanent employment.
  4. (Austria) definitely (non-gradable)
    Synonyms: definitiv, endgültig, sicher
    Wir treffen ihn fix am nächsten Wochenende.We will definitely meet him next weekend.
  5. (colloquial) quick
    Synonyms: geschwind, flink, schnell
    Der Schaden wurde fix behobenThe damage has been repaired quickly.
  6. (colloquial) agile, nimble, skilled, smart
    Synonyms: geschickt, wendig, flink
    Sie ist ein fixes Mädel.She is a skilled girl.

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German fix, from French fixe, from Latin figere, fixus.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fix (not comparable)

  1. fixed, steady
    Synonyms: rögzített, megszabott
    fix fizetéssteady salary
  2. immovable
    Synonym: szilárd
  3. sure, certain
    Synonyms: biztos, bizonyos
    Az fix!You bet!

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative fix fixek
accusative fixet fixeket
dative fixnek fixeknek
instrumental fixszel fixekkel
causal-final fixért fixekért
translative fixszé fixekké
terminative fixig fixekig
essive-formal fixként fixekként
essive-modal fixül
inessive fixben fixekben
superessive fixen fixeken
adessive fixnél fixeknél
illative fixbe fixekbe
sublative fixre fixekre
allative fixhez fixekhez
elative fixből fixekből
delative fixről fixekről
ablative fixtől fixektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
fixé fixeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
fixéi fixekéi

Derived terms[edit]

(Compound words):

(Expressions):

Noun[edit]

fix

  1. a steady salary
    Havi százezer forint fixe van.He has a monthly salary of 100,000 Ft.

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative fix fixek
accusative fixet fixeket
dative fixnek fixeknek
instrumental fixszel fixekkel
causal-final fixért fixekért
translative fixszé fixekké
terminative fixig fixekig
essive-formal fixként fixekként
essive-modal fixül
inessive fixben fixekben
superessive fixen fixeken
adessive fixnél fixeknél
illative fixbe fixekbe
sublative fixre fixekre
allative fixhez fixekhez
elative fixből fixekből
delative fixről fixekről
ablative fixtől fixektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
fixé fixeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
fixéi fixekéi
Possessive forms of fix
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. fixem fixeim
2nd person sing. fixed fixeid
3rd person sing. fixe fixei
1st person plural fixünk fixeink
2nd person plural fixetek fixeitek
3rd person plural fixük fixeik

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

fix m

  1. inflection of fil:
    1. oblique plural
    2. nominative singular

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French fixe, from Latin fixus.

Adjective[edit]

fix m or n (feminine singular fixă, masculine plural ficși, feminine and neuter plural fixe)

  1. fixed

Declension[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fix

  1. fixed, inflexible, rigid
    en fix idé
    a fixed idea

Declension[edit]

Inflection of fix
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular fix
Neuter singular fixt
Plural fixa
Masculine plural3 fixe
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 fixe
All fixa
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

fix c

  1. a fix, a dose of an addictive drug

Declension[edit]

Declension of fix 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fix fixen fixar fixarna
Genitive fix fixens fixars fixarnas