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

Fort Worth needs to borrow a lot of money to fix up roads, build parks, and construct an animal shelter. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026

What is meant to be a quick trip to fix up and sell the property quickly turns into something far more ominous. —Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026

Imposing higher taxes on building improvements offers an equally perverse disincentive to fix up properties. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026

Early March, the city council voted 9 to 6, directing the city manager to collect more information about the costs of moving City Hall and selling the land and comparing them to fixing up the building. —Jack Fink, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026

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