v. 1
To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
v. 2
To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.
n. 1
A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!
n. 2
A repair or corrective action.
That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.

Related words

Word family: fixable fixed fixer-upper fixety fixie fixings fixism fixity
Phrases: fix-up quick fix fix upon fix on fix someone's clock fix to fix room in a fix

Forms

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

3 letters: get¹, set¹, pay¹, jam¹
4 letters: make¹, spot¹, seat¹, hole¹, mess¹, root¹, nail¹, bind¹, mend¹
5 letters: state¹, place¹, found¹, ready², plant¹, stick¹, limit², pitch¹, patch¹, unite², hitch¹, rivet², affix²
6 letters: ground¹, doctor², decide², ensure², secure², settle², repair², define², adjust², locate², attach², assign², plight¹, pickle²
7 letters: station², correct², prepare², confirm², connect², restore², arrange², specify³, appoint², dilemma³, fixture², rectify³, mending²
8 letters: location³, quagmire³, quandary³
9 letters: situation⁴, determine³, establish³, ascertain³
10 letters: difficulty⁴, reparation⁴
11 letters: predicament⁴
12 letters: rehabilitate⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ready² = 2 syllables).