Meaning

8 senses
  1. (ambitransitive, informal)To provide (someone) with something; to furnish.

    I need someone to fix me up with a tent and some camping gear.

    versorgen, ausstatten

  2. (transitive, usually)To set up a date or to introduce people, especially with the intention of a possible romantic or sexual coupling.

    Can you fix me up with a date for Saturday night?

  3. (transitive)To repair or refurbish.

    I've been fixing up the boat for the holidays.

    herrichten, reparieren, ausbessern

  4. (informal, transitive)To prepare or provide (something).

    His mother will fix up a snack for the sleepover tonight.

    vorbereiten, fertig machen, arrangieren

  5. (Multicultural London English, slang)To get one's act together; to sort oneself out.

  6. (dated, slang)To settle up with; reimburse.

  7. (slang, transitive)To get an abortion; to procure an abortion for someone.

  8. (intransitive, slang)To do a dose of a drug, especially heroin; to provide a drug (often alcoholic drink) to someone addicted to it.

More definitions
  • find (something or someone) for
  • make arrangements for

Examples

18 sentences
  1. Do you want me to fix you up with Tom?

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  2. I'm going to fix myself up.

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  3. I'll fix it up with Tom.

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  4. I'm going to fix you up with Tom.

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  5. We'll fix you up.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to provide someone with something:
to repair or refurbish:
to prepare or provide something:

Forms

fixes up, fixing up, fixed up, fixed up
Base formfix up · to fix up
3rd person singularfixes up
Present participlefixing up
Past simplefixed up
Past participlefixed up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfix up
he, she, itfixes up

Past simpleLesson

all personsfixed up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fixed up
he, she, ithas fixed up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fix up

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

23 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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