verb, noun
verb [VN]
1 to mend sth that is broken, damaged or torn:
to repair a car / roof / road / television * It's almost 15 years old. It isn't worth having it repaired. * The human body has an amazing capacity to repair itself.
2 to say or do sth in order to improve a bad or unpleasant situation:
It was too late to repair the damage done to their relationship. * The home team did well to repair a bad start.
PHRASALVERBS
repair to... (formal or humorous) to go to a particular place:
He repaired to his study for some peace and quiet.
noun [C,U] an act of repairing sth:
They agreed to pay the costs of any repairs. * I took my bike in for repair. * The building was in need of repair. * a TV repair shop * The car was damaged beyond repair (= it was too badly damaged to be repaired). * The hotel is currently under repair (= being repaired). * The bridge will remain closed until essential repair work has been carried out.
IDIOMS
in good, bad, etc. repair
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for repair is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does repair appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — repair appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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