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repair to

phrasal verb

Definition of repair to

old-fashioned + formal
: to go to (a place)
  • After dinner, the guests repaired to the drawing room for coffee.
—sometimes used humorously
  • Shall we repair to the coffee shop?

Word by Word Definitions

repair play

  1. : to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix

  2. : to restore to a sound or healthy state : renew

  3. : to make good : compensate for : remedy

  1. : an instance or result of repairing

  2. : the act or process of repairing

  3. : the replacement of destroyed cells or tissues by new formations

  1. : to betake oneself : go

  2. : to come together : rally

  3. : return

  1. : the act of repairing : resort

  2. : a popular gathering place

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