- 1repair something to restore something that is broken, damaged, or torn to good condition 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.
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- 2repair something to say or do something in order to improve a bad or unpleasant situation synonym put right It was too late to repair the damage done to their relationship. The home team did well to repair a bad start.
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NAmE//rɪˈpɛr//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they repair he / she / it repairs
past simple repaired
-ing form repairing
noun He was the son of a watch repairer. Phrasal Verbsrepair to..See repair in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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