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FIX UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make arrangements for

Example:

Can you arrange a meeting with the President?

Synonyms:

arrange; fix up

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "fix up" is one way to...):

agree; concord; concur; hold (be in accord; be in agreement)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fix up"):

firm up (arrange firmly)

concord (arrange by concord or agreement)

settle (dispose of; make a financial settlement)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Find (something or someone) for

Example:

I'll fix you up with a nice girl

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "fix up" is one way to...):

cater; ply; provide; supply (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody with something

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