repair

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /rɪˈpɛə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /rɪˈpɛɚ/ or /rəˈpɛɚ/

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Verb

Plain form repair

Third-person singular repairs

Past tense repaired

Past participle repaired

Present participle repairing

Men repairing an engine

1. (transitive) If something is broken or damaged and you repair it, it's not broken anymore.

   And workmen were out repairing damage to the lights from last night's wind.

Noun

Singular repair

Plural repairs

1. (uncountable) A repair is something you do to something to fix it.
   • Synonym: fix

   Last night the car wouldn't start, so this morning I took it in for repairs.