repair

(rĭ-pâr')

v., -paired, -pair·ing, -pairs.

v.tr.

1. To restore to sound condition after damage or injury; fix: repaired the broken watch.
2. To set right; remedy: repair an oversight.
3. To renew or revitalize.
4. To make up for or compensate for (a loss or wrong, for example).

v.intr.
To make repairs.

n.

1. 1. The work, act, or process of repairing.
   2. An instance or a result of repairing. Often used in the plural: My car is in the shop for repairs. We checked the repairs before returning his car.
2. General condition after use or repairing: in good repair.
3. Something that has been repaired.

[Middle English reparen, repairen, from Old French reparer, from Latin reparāre : re-, re- + parāre, to prepare, put in order.]

repairability re·pair'a·bil'i·ty n.
repairable re·pair'a·ble adj.
repairably re·pair'a·bly adv.
repairer re·pair'er n.

re·pair² (rĭ-pâr')
intr.v., -paired, -pair·ing, -pairs.

1. To betake oneself; go: repair to the dining room.
2. To go frequently or habitually: repairs to the restaurant every week.

n.

1. An act of going or sojourning: our annual repair to the mountains.
2. A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.

[Middle English repairen, to return, from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatriāre, to return to one's country. See repatriate.]

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Repairable is the normal choice with reference to physical repair

(There is a reasonable chance that the tyre will be repairable—Police Review, 1972)

, whereas reparable (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable), refers to abstract things, especially losses, and except in the negative form irreparable has an archaic flavour, as intentionally in the following example:

The loss is reparable, but your lives are greater worth—Ellis Peters, 1993.

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verb

To restore to proper condition or functioning: doctor, fix, fix up, mend, overhaul, patch, revamp, right. Idioms: set right. See help/harm/harmless.

repair²

verb

1. To look to when in need: apply, go, refer, resort, run, turn. Idioms: fall backonupon, have recourse to. See used/unused.
2. To visit regularly: frequent, hang around, haunt, resort. Slang hang out. See place.

n

Definition: restoration, fixing
Antonyms: breaking, damage, destruction, harm, hurt, injury, neglect, wrecking

v

Definition: fix, restore
Antonyms: break, damage, destroy, hurt, injure, ruin, spoil, wreck

v

Definition: leave; retire
Antonyms: arrive, maintain, remain, stay

Replacement or renewal (excluding additions) of any part of a building, structure, device, or equipment with like or similar materials or parts, for the purpose of maintenance of such building, structure, device, or equipment.

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(DOD) The restoration of an item to serviceable condition through correction of a specific failure or unserviceable condition. See also overhaul; rebuild.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Mended or put in working order; Made ready for service.

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was. — Joseph Hall

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The physical or mechanical restoration of damaged tissues, especially the replacement of dead or damaged cells in a body tissue or organ by healthy new cells.

• plastic r. — restoration of anatomical structure by means of tissue transferred from other sites or derived from other individuals, or by other substance.

n

1. the process of reuniting or replacing broken parts of a denture; a means for extending the usefulness of a denture. v 2. to make sound; to mend; restoration to former condition. n 3. formation of new tissues by processes such as fibroplasia, osteogenesis, and endothelioplasia to replace tissues damaged by disease or injury.

For a list of words related to repair, see:

• Directions - repair: go; betake oneself

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - reparere, udbedre, istandsætte
n. - istandsættelse, reparation, vedligeholdelse, ombygning

idioms:

• in bad repair    i dårlig stand
• in good repair    i god stand

2.
v. intr. - søge tilflugt (til/i)
n. - tilflugtssted

idioms:

• repair to    begive sig til, søge tilflugt i

Nederlands (Dutch)
repareren, herstellen, verhelpen, goedmaken, reparatie, populariteit, toevlucht, vaak bezochte plaats

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - (lit) réparer, refaire (une route), (Naut) radouber, (fig) réparer (le mal), améliorer (des relations)
n. - (gén) réparation, (Naut) radoub, (Constr) travaux, état, condition

idioms:

• in bad repair    (être) en bon état
• in good repair    (être) en mauvais état

2.
v. intr. - aller accompagné dans un endroit
n. - visite fréquente/habituelle (d'un endroit)

idioms:

• repair to    aller accompagné dans

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - wiedergutmachen, reparieren, ausbessern, sich begeben
n. - Reparatur

idioms:

• in bad repair    in schlechtem Zustand
• in good repair    in gutem Zustand

2.
v. - sich begeben
n. - Zufluchtsort

idioms:

• repair to    sich begeben zu

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επισκευάζω, επανορθώνω, μεταβαίνω, πηγαίνω, μετακινούμαι, επιδιορθώνω
n. - επισκευή, επιδιόρθωση, λειτουργική κατάσταση, συντήρηση

idioms:

• in bad repair    σε κακή κατάσταση
• in good repair    σε καλή κατάσταση
• repair to    πηγαίνω σε

Italiano (Italian)
riparare, riparazione

idioms:

• in bad repair    in cattivo stato
• in good repair    in buono stato
• repair to    ricorrere a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - consertar
n. - reparo (m)

idioms:

• in bad repair    em mau estado
• in good repair    em bom estado
• repair to    em reparos

Русский (Russian)
починить, возместить, состояние, ремонт

idioms:

• in bad repair    в плохом состоянии
• in good repair    в хорошем состоянии
• repair to    переехать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - reparar, arreglar, componer, compensar
n. - reparación, remiendo

idioms:

• in bad repair    en mal estado
• in good repair    en buen estado

2.
v. intr. - concurrir a un lugar en compañía de
n. - asistencia

idioms:

• repair to    acudir a, recurrir a, concurrir a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - reparera, rätta till, gottgöra, bege sig, vända sig till
n. - reparation, lagning, skick, tillhåll

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 修理, 补救, 修补, 纠正, 修理工作, 修补工作

idioms:

• in bad repair    失修
• in good repair    维修良好
• repair to    去..., 前往..., 求助...

2. 去, 集合, 常去, 常去之处

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 修理, 補救, 修補, 糾正
v. intr. - 修理, 修補
n. - 修理, 修理工作, 修補, 修補工作

idioms:

• in bad repair    失修
• in good repair    維修良好
• repair to    去..., 前往..., 求助...

2.
v. intr. - 去, 集合, 常去
n. - 常去之處

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 수선하다, 회복하다, 정정하다
n. - 수리하다, 수리상태, 수선부분

idioms:

• in bad repair    손질이 잘되어 있지 않아서
• in good repair    손질이 잘되어 있어서

2.
v. intr. - 다니다, 구하러 가다
n. - 출입이 잦은 곳, 많은 사람들이 모여 드는 곳, 자주 가기

idioms:

• repair to    ~에 자주 가다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 修繕する, 治療する, 回復する, 償う, 修繕がきく, 赴く, 大勢行く, 修理する
n. - 修繕, 修理, 回復, 修繕作業, 修繕部分, 償い

idioms:

• repair to    行く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصلح (الاسم) إصلاح أو ترميم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שיפץ, היה בר-תיקון, תיקן‬
n. - ‮תיקון, שיפוץ‬
v. intr. - ‮הלכו למקום, בד"כ בזוגות‬
n. - ‮ביקור תדיר במקום, מקום נופש‬

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