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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And with more help from the community fixing up the space, the school is now open. — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Independence voters will decide in November whether to authorize about $20 million in bond funding to fix up several local historic sites, which city officials had previously planned to sell. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 Hirshman said the Center currently has $5 million in its building fund to fix up West-Park Church’s facade and roof. — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 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 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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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix%20up. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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