"fix on" meaning in All languages combined

See fix on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: fixes on [present, singular, third-person], fixing on [participle, present], fixed on [participle, past], fixed on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fix on (third-person singular simple present fixes on, present participle fixing on, simple past and past participle fixed on)
  1. (transitive) To direct or focus one's attention on (a goal); to decide on (a goal); to fixate on (something). Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fixes on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fixing on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fixed on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fixed on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "fix on (third-person singular simple present fixes on, present participle fixing on, simple past and past participle fixed on)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"on\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or focus one's attention on (a goal); to decide on (a goal); to fixate on (something)."
      ],
      "id": "en-fix_on-en-verb-o06n8TZZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "fixate",
          "fixate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To direct or focus one's attention on (a goal); to decide on (a goal); to fixate on (something)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fix on"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fixes on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fixing on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fixed on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fixed on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "fix on (third-person singular simple present fixes on, present participle fixing on, simple past and past participle fixed on)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs formed with \"on\"",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To direct or focus one's attention on (a goal); to decide on (a goal); to fixate on (something)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fixate",
          "fixate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To direct or focus one's attention on (a goal); to decide on (a goal); to fixate on (something)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fix on"
}

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