to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend:to repair a motor.
to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.:to repair one's health by resting.
to remedy; make good; make up for:to repair damage; to repair a deficiency.
to make amends for; compensate:to repair a wrong done.
n.
an act, process, or work of repairing:to order the repair of a building.
Usually, repairs.
an instance or operation of repairing:to lay up a boat for repairs.
a repaired part or an addition made in repairing:17th-century repairs in brick are conspicuous in parts of the medieval stonework.
Businessrepairs, (in bookkeeping, accounting, etc.) the part of maintenance expense that has been paid out to keep fixed assets in usable condition, as distinguished from amounts used for renewal or replacement.
the good condition resulting from continued maintenance and repairing:to keep in repair.
condition with respect to soundness and usability:a house in good repair.
Latin reparāre, equivalent. to re-re- + parāre to prepare; see pare
Middle French reparer
Middle English repairen 1300–50
re•pair′a•ble, adj. re•pair′a•bil′i•ty, re•pair′a•ble•ness, n.
to restore (something damaged or broken) to good condition or working order
to heal (a breach or division) in (something): to repair a broken marriage
to make good or make amends for (a mistake, injury, etc)
n
the act, task, or process of repairing
a part that has been repaired
state or condition: in good repair
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French reparer, from Latin reparāre, from re- + parāre to make readyreˈpairableadjreˈpairern
repair/rɪˈpɛə/vb (intransitive)
(usually followed by to) to go (to a place)
(usually followed by to) to have recourse (to) for help, etc: to repair to one's lawyer
narchaic
a haunt or resort
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatriāre to return to one's native land, from Latin re- + patria fatherland; compare repatriate
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