repair
repair
/rɪˈpeə(r)/
1 repair something to fix something that is broken, damaged or torn
to repair a car/television
to repair a road/wall/building/bridge
to repair a hole/crack/leak
to repair an injury/a hernia/a tear/a defect
to repair a ligament/tendon/cartilage
He has had surgery to repair the damage.
His surgically repaired knee is bothering him.
It's almost 15 years old. It isn't worth having it repaired.
We need to get the roof repaired.
the budget for maintaining and repairing equipment
The human body has an amazing capacity to repair itself.
Collocations
adverb
properlysuccessfullypoorly…
verb + repair
try tohelp (to)
phrases
the cost of repairing somethinghave something repairedsurgically repaired…
2 repair something to say or do something in order to improve a bad or unpleasant situation
SYNONYM right (5)
to repair relations/a relationship
It was too late to repair the damage done to their relationship.
The home team did well to repair a bad start.
They moved quickly to repair relations between themselves and the US.
Phrasal Verbs
repair
/rɪˈpeə(r)/
an act of repairing something
They agreed to pay the costs of any repairs.
The building was in need of repair.
for repair I took my bike in for repair.
beyond repair The car was damaged beyond repair (= it was too badly damaged to be repaired).
under repair The hotel is currently under repair (= being repaired).
The bridge will remain closed until essential repair work has been carried out.
a repair shop
proteins that are involved in DNA repair
repair of something They agreed to pay for the repair of any damage done.
Vitamin A is essential for the growth and repair of skin tissue.
repair to something The money was to be used for repairs to the school.
He quickly carried out a temporary repair to the window.
The meeting will discuss repairs to the church roof.
Collocations
adjective
verb + repair
carry out
repair + verb
repair + noun
preposition
beyond repair
for repair
under repair
phrases
a backlog of repair
sin good repair
in poor repair
Idioms
Word Origin
late Middle English: from Old French reparer, from Latin reparare, from re- ‘back’ + parare ‘make ready’.
e.g. verb
e.g. noun