- [countable] fix (for something) (informal) a solution to a problem, especially an easy or temporary one
- Luckily there is an easy fix.
- a short-term/temporary/permanent fix
- fix for something There is no quick fix for the steel industry.
- There had to be a technological fix for the problem.
Extra Examples- The new software incorporates many bug fixes and product improvements.
- This is nothing other than a short-term political fix.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- quick
- easy
- simple
- …
- find
- make
- [singular] (informal) an amount of something that you need and want frequently, especially an illegal drug such as heroin
- to get yourself a fix
- I need a fix of coffee before I can face the day.
Extra Examples- He was like a heroin junkie needing his next fix.
- I need my caffeine fix!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- daily
- regular
- next
- …
- have
- need
- get
- …
- [singular] a difficult situation synonym mess
- in a fix We've got ourselves in a fix about this.
Extra Examples- How did you get into such a fix?
- I was in a fix.
- I lent her the money to get her out of a fix.
- The power cut put us in a fix because we had invited people to dinner.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + fix- be in
- get in
- get into
- …
- [singular] fix on something the act of finding the position of a ship or an aircraft
- They managed to get a fix on the yacht's position.
- [singular] fix on something (informal) an act of understanding something
- He tried to get a fix on the young man's motives, but he just couldn't understand him.
- [singular] (informal) a thing that is dishonestly arranged; a trick
- Her promotion was a fix, I'm sure!
solution
drug
difficult situation
on position
understanding
dishonest result
Word Originlate Middle English: partly from Old French fix ‘fixed’, partly from medieval Latin fixare ‘to fix’, both from Latin fixus, past participle of figere ‘fix, fasten’. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
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