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repair¹

  • /ɹɪˈpɛə/ UK
  • [ɹʷɪˈpɛə̯] ~ [ɹʷɪˈpɛː] UK
  • /ɹɪˈpɛː/ British, Southern, Standard
  • [ɹʷɪˈpɛː] British, Southern, Standard
  • /ɾɪˈpɛː/ Wales
  • [ɾɪˈpɛː] Wales
  • /ɹəˈpeː/ Australia
  • [ɹʷɪˈpeː] Australia
  • /ɹəˈpeə/ New Zealand
  • [ɹʷəˈpeə̯] New Zealand
  • /ɹəˈpiə/ New Zealand
  • [ɹʷəˈpiə̯] New Zealand
  • /ɹɪˈpɜː(ɹ)/
  • [ɹʷɪˈpɜː(ɹ)]
  • /ɹɪˈpɛɚ/ US
  • /ɹɪˈpɛɹ/ US
  • [ɹʷɪˈpɛɚ] ~ [ɹʷɪˈpɛɹ̩] US
  • /ɹəˈpɛɚ/ US
  • /ɹəˈpɛɹ/ US
  • [ɹʷəˈpɛɚ] ~ [ɹʷəˈpɛɹ̩] US
  • /ɾɪˈpeɾ/ Scotland
  • [ɾɪˈpeːɾ] Scotland

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Coined between 1300 and 1350 from Middle English repairen, from Middle French reparer, from Latin reparō (“renew, repair”).

verb repairs · repairing · repaired · repair

  1. ambitransitive To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy. to repair a house, a road, a shoe, a ship
  2. ambitransitive To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for. to repair a loss or damage

Similar: amend, correct, fix, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, mend, patch, put to rights, rectify, recondition, reform, refurbish, remediate, remedy, renew, renovate, restore, restrive, revamp, right · Opposite: aggravate, break, damage, hurt, make matters worse

noun repairs

  1. ambitransitive, countable, uncountable The act of repairing something. I took the car to the workshop for repair.
  2. ambitransitive, countable, uncountable An act of correcting ("repairing") a mistake in communication. To function in conversation, children must develop the ability to appreciate and respond to listener feedback. This developing awareness is evident in sequences during which children provide repairs in response to indications that a message has not been understood.
  3. ambitransitive, countable, uncountable The result of repairing something. If you look closely you can see the repair in the paintwork.
  4. ambitransitive, countable, uncountable The condition of something, in respect of need for repair. The car was overall in poor repair before the accident. But after the workshop had it for three weeks it was returned in excellent repair. But the other vehicle was beyond repair.

repair²

  • /ɹɪˈpɛə̯/ UK
  • [ɹʷɪˈpɛə̯] UK
  • /ɹəˈpɛə̯/ UK
  • [ɹʷəˈpɛə̯] UK
  • /ɹɪˈpɛɚ/ US
  • [ɹʷɪˈpɛɚ] ~ [ɹʷɪˈpɛɹ̩] US
  • /ɹəˈpɛɚ/ US
  • [ɹʷəˈpɛɚ] ~ [ɹʷəˈpɛɹ̩] US

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English repairen (“to return”), from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatriare (“to return to one's country”), from re- + patria (“homeland”). Cognate to repatriate.

noun repairs

  1. ambitransitive The act of repairing or resorting to a place. our annual repair to the mountains
  2. ambitransitive A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt. There the fierce winds his tender force assail / And beat him downward to his first repair.

verb repairs · repairing · repaired

  1. ambitransitive To transfer oneself to another place. to repair to sanctuary for safety

Similar: amend, correct, fix, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, mend, patch, put to rights, rectify, recondition, reform, refurbish, remediate, remedy, renew, renovate, restore, restrive, revamp, right · Opposite: aggravate, break, damage, hurt, make matters worse

repair³

  • /ˈɹiːpɛə̯/ UK
  • [ˈɹʷɪi̯pɛə̯] UK
  • /ˈɹiːpɛɚ/ US
  • [ˈɹʷɪi̯pɛɚ] ~ [ˈɹʷɪi̯pɛɹ̩] US

verb repairs · repairing · repaired · re-pair

  1. ambitransitive To pair again. Please try to repair the two earbuds to each other. Place both earbuds back into the charging case, wait for four seconds, then open it and see if they have been repaired with one another.

Similar: amend, correct, fix, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, mend, patch, put to rights, rectify, recondition, reform, refurbish, remediate, remedy, renew, renovate, restore, restrive, revamp, right · Opposite: aggravate, break, damage, hurt, make matters worse

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mending, mend, fixing, restore, reparation, stamping ground, hangout, touch on, haunt, resort, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, remediation, restoration

verb

Similar: amend, correct, fix, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, mend, patch, put to rights, rectify, recondition, reform, refurbish, remediate, remedy, renew, renovate, restore, restrive, revamp, right · Opposite: aggravate, break, damage, hurt, make matters worse

verb

Similar: amend, correct, fix, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, mend, patch, put to rights, rectify, recondition, reform, refurbish, remediate, remedy, renew, renovate, restore, restrive, revamp, right · Opposite: aggravate, break, damage, hurt, make matters worse

verb

Similar: amend, correct, fix, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, mend, patch, put to rights, rectify, recondition, reform, refurbish, remediate, remedy, renew, renovate, restore, restrive, revamp, right · Opposite: aggravate, break, damage, hurt, make matters worse

Translations

Every language

verb to restore to good working order

Españolreparar
한국어고치다 gochida, 수리하다 surihada
日本語修理する shūri suru
中文修理 xiūlǐ
Kiswahilirekebisha
Portuguêsreparar
Françaisréparer
Deutschreparieren
Italianoriparare
Ελληνικάεπιδιορθώνω epidiorthóno, επισκευάζω episkevázo
Românărepara
Русскийремонти́ровать remontírovatʹ, отремонти́ровать otremontírovatʹ, чини́ть činítʹ, почини́ть počinítʹ
Tiếng Việtchửa, sửa chữa, sửa
العربيةأَصْلَحَ ʔaṣlaḥa

noun act of repairing something

한국어수리 suri
日本語修理 shūri
中文修理 xiūlǐ
हिन्दीमरम्मत marammat
Portuguêsreparo, conserto, reparação
Françaisréparation
DeutschReparatur
Ελληνικάεπισκευή episkeví, επιδιόρθωση epidiórthosi
Românăreparație
Русскийремо́нт remónt, почи́нка počínka
Tiếng Việtsửa chữa
العربيةتَصْلِيح taṣlīḥ, إِصْلَاح ʔiṣlāḥ, تَرْمِيم tarmīm, مَرَمَّة maramma
עבריתתיקון, תִּקּוּן tikún

noun result of repairing something

Españolreparación, reparo
Portuguêsreparo
Françaisréparation
DeutschAusbesserung, Instandsetzung
Русскийиспра́вность isprávnostʹ

verb to transfer oneself to another place

Deutschbegeben

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@misc{repair_2026,
  title = {repair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/repair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}