fix up

verb

fixed up; fixing up; fixes up
Synonyms of fix upnext

transitive verb

1
: refurbish
fix up the attic
spent thousands fixing up the house
2
: to set right : settle
fixed up their dispute
3
: to provide with something needed or wanted
I can fix you up with nice used car.
especially : to arrange a date for
They want to fix me up with their cousin.

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Penny had seen ads for his company, which specializes in working with senior citizens overwhelmed by the downsizing process and the prospect of clearing out and fixing up their houses to sell. — Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026 Besides the new housing units, the ambitious project could also include about 150 new hotel rooms while fixing up and improving infrastructure around the Plaza. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 Work being done along Interstate 494 in Bloomington is just one of 200 projects the Minnesota Department of Transportation has scheduled this summer to fix up highways, bridges and other infrastructure. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 30 June 2026 And some experts warn the ban could actually limit the supply of available homes, because investors often buy and fix up homes that would otherwise fall out of the market. — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fix up

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of fix up was in 1764

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