English dictionary
repair
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of putting something in working order again
noun
- a frequently visited place
noun
- a formal way of referring to the condition of something
verb
- give new life or energy to
verb
- set straight or right
verb
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
verb
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
verb
- make amends for; pay compensation for
Example sentences
the building was in good repair
A hot soup will revive me
This will renovate my spirits
This treatment repaired my health
remedy these deficiencies
rectify the inequities in salaries
repair an oversight
She repaired her TV set
Repair my shoes please
He repaired to his cabin in the woods
One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich
She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident