fix up

verb

fixed up; fixing up; fixes up

transitive verb

1

: refurbish

fix up the attic

spent thousands fixing up the house

2

: to set right : settle

fixed up their dispute

3

: to provide with something needed or wanted

I can fix you up with nice used car.

especially : to arrange a date for

They want to fix me up with their cousin.

Examples of fix up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bill fixed up the roof to create a communal deck and garden with views over the river. —Will Ellis, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026

Duran, the Colorado architect trying to fix up the old hospital, is among those who have run into unexpected hurdles on the road to redevelopment. —Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026

Then the new owners will fix up the building and lease it out. —Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025

Gillon’s plan looks to bring hundreds of new residential units and hotel rooms to the Plaza to attract new businesses along with fixing up utility infrastructure that’s in need of repair. —Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fix up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup