Definitions for repair
rɪˈpɛərre·pair

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

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

   the act of putting something in working order again

2. repairnoun

   a formal way of referring to the condition of something

   "the building was in good repair"

3. haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping groundverb

   a frequently visited place

4. repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch onverb

   restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

   "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

5. compensate, recompense, repair, indemnifyverb

   make amends for; pay compensation for

   "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"

6. repair, resortverb

   move, travel, or proceed toward some place

   "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"

7. rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amendverb

   set straight or right

   "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

8. animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivifyverb

   give new life or energy to

   "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repairnoun

   Reparation; supply of loss; restoration after dilapidation.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Before the curing of a strong disease,
   Ev’n in the instant of repair and health,
   The fit is strongest. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Temperance, in all methods of curing the gout, is a regular and simple diet, proportioning the daily repairs to the daily decays of our wasting bodies. William Temple, Miscellanies.

   All automata need a frequent repair of new strength, the causes whence their motion does proceed, being subject to fail. John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick.

2. Repairnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Resort; abode.

   So ’scapes th’ insulting fire his narrow jail,
   And makes small outlets into open air;
   There the fierce winds his tender force assail,
   And beat him downward to his first repair. Dryden.

   2. Act of betaking himself any whither.

   The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses, and for a preservation of the peace. Edward Hyde.

3. To REPAIRverb

   Etymology: reparo, Lat. reparer, Fr.

   1. To restore after injury or dilapidation.

   Let the priests repair the breaches of the house. 2 Kings.

   The fines imposed were the more repined against, because they were assigned to the rebuilding and repairing of St. Paul’s Church. Edward Hyde.

   Heav’n soon repair’d her mural breach. John Milton.

   2. To amend any injury by an equivalent.

   He justly hath driv’n out his rebel foes
   To deepest hell; and to repair their loss
   Created this new happy race of men. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   3. To fill up anew, by something put in the place of what is lost.

   To be reveng’d,
   And to repair his numbers thus impair’d. John Milton.

4. To Repairverb

   To go to; to betake himself.

   Etymology: repairer, Fr.

   May all to Athens back again repair. William Shakespeare.

   Depart from hence in peace,
   Search the wide world, and where you please repair. Dryd.

   ’Tis fix’d; th’ irrevocable doom of Jove:
   Haste then, Cyllenius, through the liquid air,
   Go mount the winds, and to the shades repair. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repair

   The technical meaning of maintenance involves functional checks, servicing, repairing or replacing of necessary devices, equipment, machinery, building infrastructure, and supporting utilities in industrial, business, and residential installations. Over time, this has come to include multiple wordings that describe various cost-effective practices to keep equipment operational; these activities occur either before or after a failure.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repair

   Repair refers to the process of restoring or fixing something that is broken, damaged, or not working properly. It typically involves the tasks of diagnosing the problem, determining the best possible solution, fixing or replacing the necessary parts, and checking to ensure the problem is resolved. It can apply to various objects such as buildings, machinery, electronic devices, or even abstract concepts like relationships or reputation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repairverb

   to return

2. Repairverb

   to go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary for safety

3. Repairnoun

   the act of repairing or resorting to a place

4. Repairnoun

   place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort

5. Repairverb

   to restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune

6. Repairverb

   to make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage

7. Repairnoun

   restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or of a city

8. Repairnoun

   condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.; as, a house in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of repair

9. Etymology: [OF. repaire retreat, asylum, abode. See Repair to go.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repair

   rē-pār′, v.i. to betake one's self to: to go: to resort.—n. a retreat or abode. [O. Fr. repairer, to return to a haunt—Low L. répatriāre, to return to one's country—L. re-, back, patria, native country.]

2. Repair

   rē-pār′, v.t. to restore after injury: to make amends for: to make good, as a loss: to mend: (Spens.) to recover into position, as a weapon.—n. restoration after injury or decay: supply of loss.—ns. Repair′er, one who restores or amends; Repair′ment; Reparabil′ity.—adj. Rep′arable, that may be repaired.—adv. Rep′arably.—n. Reparā′tion, repair: supply of what is wasted: amends.—adj. Repar′ative, amending defect or injury.—n. that which restores to a good state: that which makes amends. [O. Fr. reparer—L. reparāre—re-, again, parāre, to prepare.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repair

   The restoration of an item to serviceable condition through correction of a specific failure or unserviceable condition.

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Correct
   • Improvement
   • Stimulate
   • Travel

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'repair' in Nouns Frequency: #1513

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'repair' in Verbs Frequency: #762

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Anagrams for repair »

1. rapier

2. pairer

How to pronounce repair?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say repair in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of repair in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of repair in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of repair in a Sentence

1. Greg Abbott:

   I thank President Biden for his assistance as we respond to impacts of winter weather across our state, while this partial approval is an important first step, Texas will continue to work with our federal partners to ensure all eligible Texans have access to the relief they need. The funds provided under the Major Disaster Declaration may provide crucial assistance to Texans as they begin to repair their homes and address property damage.

2. Mary Creagh:

   The government must act to end the era of throwaway fashion by incentivizing companies that offer sustainable designs and repair services.

3. Judy Lubin:

   When you see white working-class Americans saying that I'm benefiting and my family is getting help from the Affordable Care Act, you start to hear 'repair' not 'repeal,' whites standing up in support of a policy changes the dynamics of the conversation.

4. Apostolos Kimisis:

   I'm standing outside and it's about to rain. If that sets off a rockfall in the mountains, how will we repair the roads? we've got a heap of projects, a heap of obligations.

5. Hoyt Sherman:

   So the assumption was it was tucked away there either because it needed some repair work or the content, because it is a full backside nude of Venus de Milo and another cherub sans clothing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=repair
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=repair
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repair
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repair
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=repair
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=repair