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repair

The correct spelling is repair.

How to pronounce repair

/ɹɪˈpɛə/
noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈpɛə/

Say it like: Rep-ayr

The correct spelling is repair. The act of repairing something. For example: "I took the car to the workshop for repair."

Usage Examples

I took the car to the workshop for repair.

If you look closely you can see the repair in the paintwork.

The car was overall in poor repair before the accident. But after the workshop had it for three weeks it was returned in excellent repair. But the other vehicle was beyond repair.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The act of repairing something.
  2. 2.The result of repairing something.
  3. 3.The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.
  4. 4.The act of repairing or resorting to a place.
  5. 5.A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.

verb

  1. 1.To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
  2. 2.To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.
  3. 3.To transfer oneself to another place.
  4. 4.To pair again

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