fix up

verb

fixed up; fixing up; fixes up

transitive verb

1
: refurbish
fix up the attic
2
: to set right : settle
fixed up their dispute
3
: to provide with something needed or wanted
especially : to arrange a date for

Examples of fix up in a Sentence

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The Chicago Cubs are one of the better teams in the National League, but that doesn't mean their roster doesn't need to be fixed up in the coming weeks. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025 Lots of audio and visual effects were fixed up, along with a whole heap of mechanical and combat fixes. Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025 House said acquiring the other house to fix up the property or raze it is intended to improve the look of the neighborhood, as more people flock to Dolton to look at the pope’s boyhood home. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025 Other parks currently getting restroom upgrades: Mount Airy Forest, with plans to fix up restrooms at a new bike skills course. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 4 July 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 28 Jul. 2025.

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