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repair

[ɹʷɪˈpɛə̯] ~ [ɹʷɪˈpɛː]noun, verb2 syllables

Repair means: give new life or energy to.

Synonyms for repair42

noun, as in the act of putting something in working order again

fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation

noun, as in a frequently visited place

haunt, hangout, resort, stamping ground

verb, as in give new life or energy to

animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, quicken, vivify, revivify, come to, resuscitate

verb, as in restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on

verb, as in set straight or right

rectify, remediate, remedy, amend

verb, as in make amends for; pay compensation for

compensate, recompense, indemnify

verb, as in move, travel, or proceed toward some place

resort

also used for repair

correct, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, patch, put to rights, recondition, reform, refurbish

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of repair

break

What does repair mean?8

verb

1

give new life or energy to“A hot soup will revive me”

2

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken“She repaired her TV set”

3

set straight or right“remedy these deficiencies”

4

make amends for; pay compensation for“One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich”

5

move, travel, or proceed toward some place“He repaired to his cabin in the woods”

noun

1

the act of putting something in working order again

2

a frequently visited place

3

a formal way of referring to the condition of something“the building was in good repair”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with repair?52

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 52 rhymes for repair, grouped by syllable

Repair in a sentence

  • You know how to repair computers, don't you?Amastan
  • Unfortunately, the city lacks the money to repair roads.sundown
  • Not only did he not repair the camera, he also completely botched it.hecko
  • After his knee repair, he could walk without pain.Source_VOA
  • Despite the many repairs it has undergone, the machine has never worked well.sundown
  • All having been spent on repairs, he applied to the bank for the loan.unknown
  • Unfortunately, funds were unavailable at the time to make these repairs possible.CM
  • I'm taking our phone for repairs, as it is broken.Huskion

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of repair

as a noun

plural
repairs

as a verb

past tense
repaired
present participle
repairing
third-person singular
repairs
past participle
repaired