18 VERB [only cont] If you say that you are fixing to do something, you mean that you are planning or intending to do it. [AM , INFORMAL ] □ [V to-inf] I'm fixing to go to graduate school.
19 → see also fixed , fixings
▸ fix on PHRASAL VERB If you fix on a particular thing, you decide that it is the one you want and will have. □ [V P n] The government has fixed on May 19th to celebrate his anniversary.
▸ fix up
1 PHRASAL VERB If you fix something up , you arrange it. □ [V P n] I fixed up an appointment to see her. [Also V n P ]
2 PHRASAL VERB If you fix something up , you do work that is necessary in order to make it more suitable or attractive. □ [V P n] I've fixed up Matthew's old room. [Also V n P ]
3 PHRASAL VERB If you fix someone up with something they need, you provide it for them. □ [be V -ed P + with ] He was fixed up with a job. [Also V n P ] COLLOCATIONS fix NOUN
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noun + fix : bug, software
adjective + fix : easy, instant, short-term, temporary
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noun + fix : caffeine, sugar
adjective + fix : daily
verb + fix : get, want
fix|at|ed /f I kse I t I d, f I kse I t I d/ ADJ If you accuse someone of being fixated on a particular thing, you mean that they think about it to an extreme and excessive degree. □ [+ on/with/by ] But by then the administration wasn't paying attention, for top officials were fixated on Kuwait.
fixa|tion /f I kse I ʃ ə n/ (fixations ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you accuse a person of having a fixation on something or someone, you mean they think about a particular subject or person to an extreme and excessive degree. □ The country's fixation on the war may delay a serious examination of domestic needs.
fixa|tive /f I ksət I v/ (fixatives ) N‑VAR Fixative is a liquid used to preserve the surface of things such as a drawings or photographs.
fixed ◆◇◇ /f I kst/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use fixed to describe something which stays the same and does not or cannot vary. □ They issue a fixed number of shares that trade publicly. □ Tickets will be printed with fixed entry times. □ Many restaurants offer fixed-price menus.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you say that someone has fixed ideas or opinions, you mean that they do not often change their ideas and opinions, although perhaps they should. □ …people who have fixed ideas about things.
3 ADJ If someone has a fixed smile on their face, they are smiling even though they do not feel happy or pleased. □ I had to go through the rest of the evening with a fixed smile on my face.
4 PHRASE Someone who is of no fixed address , or in British English no fixed abode , does not have a permanent place to live. [FORMAL ] □ They are not able to get a job interview because they have no fixed address. □ He's of no fixed abode and we found him on the streets.
5 → see also fix
fi xed a s|set (fixed assets ) N‑COUNT Fixed assets are assets which a company uses on a continuous basis, such as property and machinery. [BUSINESS ] □ For the purchase of fixed assets it will use capital or long-term finance.
fix|ed|ly /f I ks I dli/ ADV [ADV after v] If you stare fixedly at someone or something, you look at them steadily and continuously for a period of time. [LITERARY ] □ I stared fixedly at the statue.
fix|er /f I ksə r / (fixers ) N‑COUNT If someone is a fixer , he or she is the sort of person who solves problems and gets things done. [JOURNALISM ] □ He seems certain to become the fixer the Prime Minister will need at election time.
fix|ings /f I ks I ŋz/
1 N‑PLURAL Fixings are extra items that are used to decorate or complete something, especially a meal. [AM ] □ He bought a hot dog and had it covered with all the fixings.
2 N‑PLURAL Fixings are items such as nails and screws which are used to fix things such as furniture together. □ Have you got all the screws and fixings you need?
fix|ity /f I ks I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT If you talk about the fixity of something, you talk about the fact that it does not change or weaken. [WRITTEN ] □ She believed in the fixity of the class system.
fix|ture /f I kstʃə r / (fixtures )
1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Fixtures are pieces of furniture or equipment, for example baths and sinks, which are fixed inside a house or other building and which stay there if you move. □ …a detailed list of what fixtures and fittings are included in the purchase price.
2 N‑COUNT A fixture is a sports event which takes place on a particular date. [BRIT ] □ City won this fixture 3-0 last season.
3 N‑COUNT If you describe someone or something as a fixture in a particular place or occasion, you mean that they always seem to be there. □ [+ in ] She was a fixture in New York's nightclubs. □ [+ in ] The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.
fizz /f I z/ (fizzes , fizzing , fizzed )
1 VERB If a drink fizzes , it produces lots of little bubbles of gas and makes a sound like a long 's'. □ [V ] After a while their mother was back, holding a tray of glasses that fizzed. ● N‑UNCOUNT Fizz is also a noun. □ I wonder if there's any fizz left in the lemonade.