"repair" meaning in English

See repair in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɪˈpɛə/ [UK], /rɪˈpɛɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-repair.ogg [US] Forms: repair [singular], repairs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A repair is something you do to something to fix it. Synonyms: fix
    Sense id: simple-repair-en-noun-nIGpgDeN

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈpɛə/ [UK], /rɪˈpɛɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-repair.ogg [US] Forms: repair [canonical], repairs [third-person, singular], repaired [past], repaired [past, participle], repairing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is broken or damaged and you repair it, it's not broken anymore.
    Sense id: simple-repair-en-verb-L4ZqG2aj
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