Definitions for repair

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repair re·pair

Spelling: [ri-pair]

IPA: /rɪˈpɛər/

Repair is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 83 anagrams from letters in repair (aeiprr).

Definitions for repair

noun

1. an act, process, or work of repairing:
2. Usually, repairs. an instance or operation of repairing: a repaired part or an addition made in repairing:
3. repairs, (in bookkeeping, accounting, etc.) the part of maintenance expense that has been paid out to keep fixed assets in usable condition, as distinguished from amounts used for renewal or replacement.
4. the good condition resulting from continued maintenance and repairing:
5. condition with respect to soundness and usability:
6. a resort or haunt.
7. the act of going or going customarily; resort:
8. Scot. Obsolete. a meeting, association, or crowd of people.

verb (used with object)

1. to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend:
2. to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.:
3. to remedy; make good; make up for:
4. to make amends for; compensate:

verb (used without object)

1. to betake oneself; go, as to a place:
2. to go frequently or customarily.

Origin of repair

1300-50; Middle English repairen Middle French reparer Latin reparāre, equivalent to re- re- + parāre to prepare; see p

Examples for repair

As he set about to not only to repair them but to increase the value of his investments, he ran into serious problems.

This meant helping to change those insanely large tires and working to repair the vehicles.

Could it be that they were about to repair the stained-glass panes?

Today the church is wrapped in scaffolding and metal ribbons are holding its façade in place until someone pays to repair it.

The battle between technology and nature has been ongoing for centuries, but sometimes technology tries to repair the damage.

This day we had completed the repair of the wheels of half the drays.

Cost me thirteen dollars to repair one; vulcanize the tire, y'see.

It'll cost him more than he'll ever get from my miserly uncle to repair it.

I repair, then, fellow-citizens, to the post you have assigned me.

Without the proper equipment to repair and operate the Mohajer-4 it may be more of a photo prop than a piece of weaponry.