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

The woman soon fixed up John — handsome, affluent, newly single — on a date. —Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026

But much work remains to fix up the Plaza infrastructure and utilities above and below the ground while addressing what the developers say are streets that are too wide for pedestrians and storefronts that have been changed over the years and no longer match. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026

The night before his first fitting, while fixing up the zipper, Vazquez tore a large hole in the shirt. —Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026

For deal hunters and people fixing up their starter apartments, Wayfair has much to offer in the way of a truly massive selection of affordable lighting. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 May 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