get a fix in English

Audio: en-au-get a fix.ogg

[Australia] Forms: gets a fix [present, singular, third-person], getting a fix [participle, present], got a fix [past], got a fix [UK, participle, past], gotten a fix [US, participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> a fix}} get a fix (third-person singular simple present gets a fix, present participle getting a fix, simple past got a fix, past participle (UK) got a fix or (US) gotten a fix)

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        "(idiomatic, colloquial) To obtain something necessary, especially a dose of an addictive drug or anything else compulsively sought after."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "get a fix on"
        }
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      ]
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    {
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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"get a fix" meaning in English

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