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repair

/ɹɪˈpɛə/

noun

Meaning

  • The act of repairing something.

    "I took the car to the workshop for repair."

  • The result of repairing something.

    "If you look closely you can see the repair in the paintwork."

  • 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."

verb

Meaning

  • To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.

    "to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship"

  • To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.

    "to repair a loss or damage"