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repair
What does repair mean?
repair (verb): to restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use repair in a sentence?
- Repair my shoes please. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce repair?
/ɹɪˈpɛɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of repair?
What are antonyms of repair?
Words related to repair
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “repair”?
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What does “repair” mean?
to clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of (something unwanted)
Not quite: that's what purge means.
to restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy
Right! That's what “repair” means.
followed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance
Not quite: that's what rid means.
to gain (a desired result or other objective) through effort; to accomplish, to achieve
Not quite: that's what attain means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “repair”?
mend
Right!
give
Not quite: give means something else.
feel
Not quite: feel means something else.
show
Not quite: show means something else.
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