Main Entry:

¹re·pair

Pronunciation:

\ri-ˈper\

Function:

intransitive verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French repairer to go back, return from Late Latin repatriare to go home again, from Latin re- + patria native country — more at expatriate

Date:

14th century

1 a: to betake oneself : go <repaired to the judge's chambers> b: to come together : rally2obsolete : return