What does fixing mean?

Definitions for fixing
ˈfɪk sɪŋ; ˈfɪk sɪnzfix·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparationnoun

    the act of putting something in working order again

  2. fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixingnoun

    restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

  3. neutering, fixing, alteringnoun

    the sterilization of an animal

    "they took him to the vet for neutering"

  4. fixation, fixingnoun

    (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

Wiktionary

  1. fixingnoun

    The act of subverting a vote.

  2. fixingverb

    going (to)

    It's fixing to rain.

ChatGPT

  1. fixing

    Fixing refers to the action of making something stable, functional, or free of faults by applying repairs, adjustments, or corrections. It can also indicate setting or establishing something in a particular place, position, or manner. In finance, it refers to setting a standard or value for a commodity or currency.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fixing

    of Fix

  2. Fixingnoun

    the act or process of making fixed

  3. Fixingnoun

    that which is fixed; a fixture

  4. Fixingnoun

    arrangements; embellishments; trimmings; accompaniments

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fixing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fixing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of fixing in a Sentence

  1. Akhilesh Kumar:

    We are fixing it up and making sure everything is in working condition, but we can't do anything until the death warrant is issued, once we have the date, then we can order the ropes.

  2. Rachael Sharman:

    Bigger cities, with greater social problems will always see a low level of bystander intervention, fixing racial disparities comes back to integration, where race eventually becomes irrelevant in how a person is perceived.

  3. Ken Paxton:

    Today the Biden Administration sued every individual in Texas. Biden should focus on fixing the border crisis, Afghanistan, the economy and countless other disasters instead of meddling in state’s sovereign rights. I will use every available resource to fight for life.

  4. Jessica Lahey:

    In order to be invested in our own learning or anything we're doing, we need to feel like we have some control over the details of it. We need to have some autonomy and control over the details of it. We need to feel competent, and if parents are fixing homework for us, the kid never really gets to feel competent because the parent's the one fixing it and they really need to feel invested and connected to the material.

  5. Jim Craig:

    It's like fixing the airplane while you're still flying. You have to be very careful how you fix it so that you stay flying, it's the same thing as we're trying to produce water. All that water demand needs to continue to occur and every time we have to do some maintenance then we have to offset some of that.

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