what does repair mean?
REPAIR as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of putting something in working order again
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Hypernyms(s) repair is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a frequently visited place
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Hypernyms(s) repair is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a formal way of referring to the condition of something
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- the building was in good repair
Hypernyms(s) repair is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
REPAIR as VERB
- Meaning
- give new life or energy to
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- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
Hypernyms(s) repair is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- remedy these deficiencies
- rectify the inequities in salaries
- repair an oversight
Hypernyms(s) repair is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
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- She repaired her TV set
- Repair my shoes please
Hypernyms(s) repair is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
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- He repaired to his cabin in the woods
Hypernyms(s) repair is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make amends for
- pay compensation for
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- One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich
- She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident
Hypernyms(s) repair is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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