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repairing

re·pair
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-pair]
    • /rɪˈpɛər/
    • /rɪˈpeər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-pair]
    • /rɪˈpɛər/

Definitions of repairing word

  • verb with object repairing to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor. 1
  • verb with object repairing to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.: to repair one's health by resting. 1
  • verb with object repairing to remedy; make good; make up for: to repair damage; to repair a deficiency. 1
  • verb with object repairing to make amends for; compensate: to repair a wrong done. 1
  • noun repairing a resort or haunt. 1
  • noun repairing the act of going or going customarily; resort: to have repair to the country. 1
See all 9 definitions of repairing

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Origin of repairing

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

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Parts of speech for Repairing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Repairing

repairing 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".

repairing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for repairing

noun repairing

  • adjustment — An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
  • fixing — Informal. a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.
  • mending — the act of mending; repair or improvement.

adj repairing

  • alleviative — Also, alleviatory [uh-lee-vee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /əˈli vi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ (Show IPA). serving to alleviate; palliative.
  • antidotal — a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
  • improving — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
All 6 Synonyms of repairing

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  • do-it-yourself

    of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.

  • dockyard

    a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.

  • doozie

    Also, doozer [doo-zer] /ˈdu zər/ (Show IPA). something that is extraordinary or outstanding of its kind: The storm was a doozie, with winds of fifty miles an hour.
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