fix up

verb

fixed up; fixing up; fixes up
Synonyms of fix upnext

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

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Not all of Howard County's excess surplus funding, which was made known to the Board of Education, will be used to fix up the schools, Executive Calvin Ball clarified in a letter. Dennis Valera, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 The property was acquired about two years ago by MHT Housing, which has been fixing up portions of the building as interested tenants step forward. Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025 Meanwhile, the Los Angeles office is fixed up after the battle, leaving the SDN team ready for whatever comes next in a potential second season. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025 The designer fixed up the kitchen, replacing the crumbling floor and ceiling, and installed a vintage stove from eBay. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fix up

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fix up was in 1764

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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix%20up. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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