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Definition repair in American English

repair verb

[transitive] verb
/rɪˈper/
1

to fix something that is broken or damaged

Example

Little seems to have been done to repair the bridges.

Example

He had two operations to repair torn ligaments in his left knee.

Example

The cost of repairing the damage was much higher than we thought.

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2

to take action in order to improve a bad situation

Example

a last attempt to repair a damaging rift among members of the committee

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Definition repair in American English