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repair
1[ ri-pair ]
verb (used with object)
- to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend:
to repair a motor.
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- to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.:
to repair one's health by resting.
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to repair damage;
to repair a deficiency.
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- to make amends for; compensate:
to repair a wrong done.
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noun
- an act, process, or work of repairing:
to order the repair of a building.
- Usually repairs.
- an instance or operation of repairing:
to lay up a boat for repairs.
- a repaired part or an addition made in repairing:
Seventeenth-century repairs in brick are conspicuous in parts of the medieval stonework.
- repairs, (in bookkeeping, accounting, etc.) the part of maintenance expense that has been paid out to keep fixed assets in usable condition, as distinguished from amounts used for renewal or replacement.
- the good condition resulting from continued maintenance and repairing:
to keep in repair.
- condition with respect to soundness and usability:
a house in good repair.
repair
2[ ri-pair ]
verb (used without object)
- to betake oneself; go, as to a place:
He repaired in haste to Washington.
- to go frequently or customarily.
noun
- a resort or haunt.
- the act of going or going customarily; resort:
to have repair to the country.
- Scot. Obsolete. a meeting, association, or crowd of people.
repair
1/ ɪˈɛə /
verb
- to restore (something damaged or broken) to good condition or working order
- to heal (a breach or division) in (something)
to repair a broken marriage
- to make good or make amends for (a mistake, injury, etc)
noun
- the act, task, or process of repairing
- a part that has been repaired
- state or condition
in good repair
repair
2/ ɪˈɛə /
verb
- usually foll by to to go (to a place)
to repair to the country
- usually foll by to to have recourse (to) for help, etc
to repair to one's lawyer
- archaic.usually foll by from to come back; return
noun
- the act of going or returning
- a haunt or resort
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹, noun
- ˈ貹, adjective
Other yvlogs From
- ·貹a· adjective
- ·貹a·i·ٲ ·貹a··ness noun
- non·貹a· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The couple said equipment breaking down, including two vans - one of which resulted in a £10,000 repair bill - had contributed to the decision.
The country can now start to repair and move forward, the first step being to elect a new leader.
"As with any internal pipework, this is the responsibility of homeowners to maintain, repair or replace," they added.
Freeman has been out since he slipped in the shower at his home Sunday and fell, aggravating the right ankle he had surgically repaired this offseason in the process.
"It is devastating that the relationship between the charity's trustees and the chair of the board broke down beyond repair, creating an untenable situation," those trustees leaving the charity said a statement.
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