fix on/upon

phrasal verb

fixed on/upon; fixing on/upon; fixes on/upon
1
: to direct one's attention or thoughts toward (something) : to focus on (something)
He has fixed on/upon the idea of going back to school.
All eyes fixed on her as she entered the room.
2
: to make a decision about or choose (something)
After weeks of discussion, they've finally fixed on a solution.

Examples of fix on/upon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More recent writers have used various approaches to get a cleaner fix on Holiday. Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024 The man bent forward, his eyes seeming to fix on Kevin’s wet hair. Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 Use wood glue for a more durable fix on wobbly legs or loose joints. Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024 The weather service won’t have a clear fix on how much snow and rain the system will produce until later this week. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024 The hiker had reported being lost and caught out in the storm, but authorities couldn’t get a fix on their precise location using GPS information from their cellphone, the nonprofit said in a Facebook post. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023 Lowinger wandered to the far side of the warehouse to inspect her fix on a painting of a cartoonish butterfly wearing red high-heeled pumps. Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023 The telescope's Fine Guidance Sensor allows its camera to fix on deep space locations, while the Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph detects light and exoplanets. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2023 There doesn’t seem to be an easy fix on the horizon; the peso continues to strengthen while the U.S. dollar weakens, meaning many of the poorest will struggle even more for their basic necessities. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023

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“Fix on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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