Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French repairier to go back to ones country, from Late Latin repatriare, from Latin re- + patria native country; more at EXPATRIATE
Pronunciation : ri-par, -per
Function : intransitive verb
Date : 14th century
1. act of fixing, correction, act of mending. fix, mend, correct a problem or malfunction. repair\re*pair"\ (r?-p?r"), v. i. [oe. repairen, of. repairier to return, fr. l. repatriare to return to one's contry, to go home again; pref. re- re- + patria native country, fr. pater father. see:
father, and cf. repatriate.].
2. to return. [obs.] i thought that he repaire should again.
3. to go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary for safety. go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair.repair \re*pair"\, n.
4. restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or of a city. sunk down and sought repair of sleep, which instantly fell on me.
5. condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.; as, a house in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of repair.repair \re*pair"\, n. [of. repaire retreat, asylum, abode. see:
repair to go.].
6. the act of repairing or resorting to a place. [r.] the king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses.
7. place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort. [r.] there the fierce winds his tender force assail and beat him downward to his first repair.repair \re*pair"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. repaired (-p?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. repairing.] [f. réparer, l. reparare; pref. re- re- + parare to prepare. see:
pare, and cf. reparation.].
8. to restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune. secret refreshings that repair his strength. do thou, as thou art wont, repair my heart with gladness.
9. to make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage. i 'll repair the misery thou dost bear.
10. To return.
11. To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary for safety.
12. The act of repairing or resorting to a place.
13. Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort.
14. To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune.
15. To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage.
16. Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or of a city.
17. Condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.; as, a house in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of repair. the act of putting something in working order again a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair" restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods".
18. 1. If you repair something that has been damaged or is not working properly, you mend it. Goldsmith has repaired the roof to ensure the house is wind-proof A woman drove her car to the garage to have it repaired. + repairer repairers re·pair·er TV repairers.
19. If you repair a relationship or someone's reputation after it has been damaged, you do something to improve it. The government continued to try to repair the damage caused by the minister's interview.
20. A repair is something that you do to mend a machine, building, piece of clothing, or other thing that has been damaged or is not working properly. Many women know how to carry out repairs on their cars There is no doubt now that her marriage is beyond repair.
21. If someone repairs to a particular place, they go there. We then repaired to the pavilion for lunch.
22. If something such as a building is in good repair, it is in good condition. If it is in bad repair, it is in bad condition. The monks of Ettal keep the abbey in good repair.