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- [ri-pair]
- /rɪˈpɛər/
- /rɪˈpeə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-pair]
- /rɪˈpɛər/
Definitions of repair word
- verb with object repair to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor. 1
- verb with object repair to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.: to repair one's health by resting. 1
- verb with object repair to remedy; make good; make up for: to repair damage; to repair a deficiency. 1
- verb with object repair to make amends for; compensate: to repair a wrong done. 1
- noun repair a resort or haunt. 1
- noun repair the act of going or going customarily; resort: to have repair to the country. 1
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Origin of repair
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English repairen < Middle French reparer < Latin reparāre, equivalent to re- re- + parāre to prepare; see pare
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Repair
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
repair popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
repair usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for repair
verb repair
- adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- amend — If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
- atone — If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.
- avail oneself of — to make use of to one's advantage
noun repair
- amendment — An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it.
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
- correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
- face-lift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- facelift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
Antonyms for repair
verb repair
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- bang up — When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
noun repair
- demolition — The demolition of a building is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place.
- disrepair — the condition of needing repair; an impaired or neglected state.
- fracture — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- wrecking — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
Top questions with repair
- how to repair drywall?
- how to repair?
- how to repair credit?
- how to repair damage hair?
- how to repair damaged hair?
See also
Matching words
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