fixed
part of speech
adjective; past form of fix (fix, fixes, fixed, fixing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Fixed means repaired, made to work again. tree →
2) Fixed means attached firmly so it cannot move. tree →
3) Fixed means set and not changing, like a fixed price or fixed time. tree →
4) A fixed stare or smile does not change. tree →
5) A fixed game or result has been cheated, arranged dishonestly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life a broken thing can be fixed by an adult or a repair person. In maths and science, a fixed number or amount stays the same while others change (a fixed point, a fixed cost per item); in experiments, a fair test keeps some things fixed. Phrases: fixed to the wall, a fixed price, fixed in place, fixed on (looking only at), get it fixed.
examples
- Dad fixed my bike yesterday. tree →
- The shelf is fixed to the wall with screws. tree →
- The tickets have a fixed price of five pounds. tree →
- Her eyes were fixed on the screen. tree →
- In a fair test, keep everything fixed except one thing. tree →
- The match was fixed, so the result didn't count. tree →
- His eyes were fixed on the stars. tree →
note
Fixed is both a past form (He fixed it) and an adjective (a fixed date). In maths, "fixed" means constant: if each ticket has a fixed price of 3, then 4 tickets cost 4 × 3 = 12. Do not try to fix electrical things yourself.
In the corpora
- Scientists still study why we dream; there is no evidence that dream pictures have fixed hidden meanings.
- Army ants have no fixed nest and build a living nest of their own linked bodies each night.
- A beetle's skeleton is on the outside, like light armour, with its muscles fixed inside it.
- A solid keeps its own shape because its particles are held in fixed places and only wobble.
- "Fixed" (US) means neutered or spayed, an operation so the pet cannot have babies.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fixed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.