What is the meaning of repair?

noun

verb

  • Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.
    • usage: "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
  • Make amends for; pay compensation for.
    • usage: "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"
  • Move, travel, or proceed toward some place.
    • usage: "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
  • Set straight or right.
    • usage: "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
  • Give new life or energy to.
    • usage: "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
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APAWordNet. (2010). repair. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/repair/definitions/1189750
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