repair

Meaning

Verb

1. To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
2. To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.

Noun

1. The act of repairing something.
2. The result of repairing something.
3. The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.

Noun

1. The act of repairing or resorting to a place.
2. A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈpɛə/

Etymology

Coined between 1300 and 1350 from Middle English repairen, from Middle French reparer, from Latin reparō (“renew, repair”).