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

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

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

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