2 N‑PLURAL Fittings are things such as ovens or heaters, that are fitted inside a building, but can be removed if necessary.
3 ADJ Something that is fitting is right or suitable. □ A solitary man, it was perhaps fitting that he should have died alone. ● fit|ting|ly ADV [ADV adj, ADV before v] □ …the four-storeyed, and fittingly named, High House.
4 N‑COUNT If someone has a fitting , they try on a piece of clothing that is being made for them to see if it fits. □ She lunched and shopped and went for fittings for clothes she didn't need.
-fitting /-f I t I ŋ/ COMB -fitting combines with adjectives or adverbs such as 'close', 'loose', or 'tightly' to show that something is the size indicated in relation to the thing it is on, in, or next to. □ …loose-fitting night clothes. □ …glass bottles with tight-fitting caps.
five ◆◆◆ /fa I v/ (fives )
1 NUM Five is the number 5. □ Eric Edward Bullus was born in Peterborough, the second of five children.
2 → see also high five
fiv|er /fa I və r / (fivers )
1 N‑COUNT A fiver is a five pound note. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]
2 N‑COUNT A fiver is a five dollar bill. [AM , INFORMAL ]
fix ◆◇◇ /f I ks/ (fixes , fixing , fixed )
1 VERB If something is fixed somewhere, it is attached there firmly or securely. □ [be V -ed prep/adv] It is fixed on the wall. □ [V n prep/adv] He fixed a bayonet to the end of his rifle.
2 VERB If you fix something, for example a date, price, or policy, you decide and say exactly what it will be. □ [V n] He's going to fix a time when I can see him. □ [be V -ed] The prices of milk and cereals are fixed annually.
3 VERB If you fix something for someone, you arrange for it to happen or you organize it for them. □ [V n + for ] I've fixed it for you to see Bonnie Lachlan. □ [be V -ed] It's fixed. He's going to meet us at the airport. □ [V n] They thought that their relatives would be able to fix the visas. □ [V n + with ] He vanished after you fixed him with a job. □ [V + for ] We fixed for the team to visit our headquarters. □ [V that] They'd fixed yesterday that Mike'd be in late today.
4 VERB If you fix something which is damaged or which does not work properly, you repair it. □ [V n] He cannot fix the electricity. □ [get/have n V -ed] If something is broken, we get it fixed.
5 VERB If you fix a problem or a bad situation, you deal with it and make it satisfactory. □ [V n] It's not too late to fix the problem, although time is clearly getting short. □ [V -ing] Fixing a 40-year-old wrong does not mean, however, that history can be undone.
6 N‑COUNT [usu adj N ] You can refer to a solution to a problem as a fix . [INFORMAL ] □ Many of those changes could just be a temporary fix.
7 → see also quick fix
8 VERB If you fix your eyes on someone or something or if your eyes fix on them, you look at them with complete attention. □ [V n + on ] She fixes her steel-blue eyes on an unsuspecting local official. □ [V + on ] Her soft brown eyes fixed on Kelly. □ [V -ed] The child kept her eyes fixed on the wall behind him.
9 VERB If someone or something is fixed in your mind, you remember them well, for example because they are very important, interesting, or unusual. □ [be V -ed + in ] Leonard was now fixed in his mind. □ [V n + in ] Amy watched the child's intent face eagerly, trying to fix it in her mind.
10 VERB If someone fixes a gun, camera, or radar on something, they point it at that thing. □ [V n + on ] The crew fixed its radar on the enemy ship.
11 N‑SING If you get a fix on someone or something, you have a clear idea or understanding of them. [INFORMAL ] □ It's been hard to get a steady fix on what's going on.
12 VERB If you fix some food or a drink for someone, you make it or prepare it for them. □ [V n + for ] Sarah fixed some food for us. □ [V n n] Let me fix you a drink. □ [V n] Scotty stayed behind to fix lunch.
13 VERB [no passive] If you fix your hair, clothes, or make-up, you arrange or adjust them so you look neat and tidy, showing you have taken care with your appearance. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] 'I've got to fix my hair,' I said and retreated to my bedroom.
14 VERB If someone fixes a race, election, contest, or other event, they make unfair or illegal arrangements or use deception to affect the result. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V n] They offered opposing players bribes to fix a decisive league match. □ [V -ing] …this week's report of match-fixing. ● N‑COUNT Fix is also a noun. □ It's all a fix, a deal they've made.
15 VERB If you accuse someone of fixing prices, you accuse them of making unfair arrangements to charge a particular price for something, rather than allowing market forces to decide it. [BUSINESS , DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V n] …a suspected cartel that had fixed the price of steel for the construction market. □ [V -ing] The company is currently in dispute with the government over price fixing.
16 N‑COUNT An injection of an addictive drug such as heroin can be referred to as a fix . [INFORMAL ]
17 N‑COUNT [n N ] You can use fix to refer to an amount of something which a person gets or wants and which helps them physically or psychologically to survive. [INFORMAL ] □ The trouble with her is she needs her daily fix of publicity. □ …a quick energy fix.