<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to repair; mend.</li><li>to put in order or in good condition; adjust or arrange: She fixed her hair in a bun.</li><li>to make fast, firm, or stable.</li><li>to place definitely and more or less permanently: to fix a circus poster to a wall.</li><li>to settle definitely; determine: to fix a price.</li><li>to direct (the eyes, the attention, etc.) steadily: His eyes were fixed on the distant ship.</li><li>to attract and hold (the eye, the attention, etc.).</li><li>to make set or rigid.</li><li>to put into permanent form.</li><li>to put or place (responsibility, blame, etc.) on a person.</li><li>to assign or refer to a definite place, time, etc.</li><li>to provide or supply with (something needed or wanted): How are you fixed for money?</li><li>Informal: to arrange or influence the outcome or action of, especially privately or dishonestly: to fix a jury; to fix a game.</li><li>to get (a meal); prepare (food): What time shall I fix supper?</li><li>Informal: to put in a condition or position to make no further trouble.</li><li>Informal: to get even with; get revenge upon: I'll fix him!</li><li>Informal: to castrate or spay (an animal, especially a pet).</li><li>Chemistry: to make stable in consistency or condition; reduce from fluidity or volatility to a more stable state.</li><li>to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.</li><li>Photography: to render (an image) permanent by removing light-sensitive silver halides.</li><li>Microscopy: to kill, make rigid, and preserve for microscopic study.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to become fixed.</li><li>to become set; assume a rigid or solid form.</li><li>to become stable or permanent.</li><li>to settle down.</li><li>Slang: to inject oneself with a narcotic.</li><li>Chiefly Southern U.S.: to prepare; plan (usually followed by an infinitive): I was just fixing to call you.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun (Informal):</strong></p><ul><li>a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.</li><li>a repair, adjustment, or solution, usually of an immediate nature: Can you think of a fix for the problem?</li><li>Navigation: a charted position of a vessel or aircraft, determined by two or more bearings taken on landmarks, heavenly bodies, etc.</li><li>the determining of the position of a ship, plane, etc., by mathematical, electronic, or other means: The navigator took a fix on the sun and steered the ship due north.</li><li>a clear determination: Can you get a fix on what he really means?</li><li>Slang: an injection of heroin or other narcotic.</li><li>the narcotic or amount of narcotic injected.</li><li>a compulsively sought dose or infusion of something: to need one's daily fix of soap operas on TV.</li><li>Slang: an underhand or illegal arrangement, especially one secured through bribery or influence.</li><li>a contest, situation, etc., whose outcome is prearranged dishonestly.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase:</strong></p><ul><li>to decide on; determine: We won't be able to fix on a location for the banquet until we know the number of guests.</li><li>Informal: to arrange for; to fix up a date.</li><li>to provide with; furnish.</li><li>to repair; renew.</li><li>to smooth over; solve: They weren't able to fix up their differences.</li></ul>