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

Now that a hotel tax hike San Diego voters approved in 2020 is on firm legal ground, the city is preparing to start spending millions of dollars on some key civic initiatives this fiscal year — fixing up its aging convention center and addressing homelessness. —Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026

City leaders have said the cost of fixing up the 50-year-old building is at least $345 million. —Jack Fink, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026

Bill fixed up the roof to create a communal deck and garden with views over the river. —Will Ellis, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026

Duran, the Colorado architect trying to fix up the old hospital, is among those who have run into unexpected hurdles on the road to redevelopment. —Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 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