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Webster 1913 Edition
Repair
Re-pair′
(r?-p?r′)
, Verb.
I.
[OE.
repairen
, OF. repairier
to return, fr. L. repatriare
to return to one’s contry, to go home again; pref. re-
re- + patria
native country, fr. pater
father. See Father
, and cf. Repatriate
.] 1.
To return.
[Obs.]
I thought . . . that he
repaire
should again. Chaucer.
2.
To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary for safety.
Chaucer.
Go, mount the winds, and to the shades
repair
. Pope.
1.
The act of repairing or resorting to a place.
[R.]
Chaucer.
The king sent a proclamation for their
repair
to their houses. Clarendon.
2.
Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort.
[R.]
There the fierce winds his tender force assail
And beat him downward to his first
And beat him downward to his first
repair
. Dryden.
Re-pair′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Repaired
(-p?rd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Repairing
.] 1.
To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend;
as, to
. repair
a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair
a shattered fortuneSecret refreshings that
repair
his strength. Milton.
Do thou, as thou art wont,
My heart with gladness.
repair
My heart with gladness.
Wordsworth.
2.
To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for;
as, to
. repair
a loss or damageI 'll
repair
the misery thou dost bear. Shakespeare
Syn. – To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; recruit.
Re-pair′
,Noun.
1.
Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation;
as, materials are collected for the
. repair
of a church or of a citySunk down and sought
Of sleep, which instantly fell on me.
repair
Of sleep, which instantly fell on me.
Milton.
2.
Condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.;
as, a house in good, or bad,
repair
; the book is out of repair
.Webster 1828 Edition
Repair
REPA'IR
,Verb.
T.
1.
To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation or partial destruction; as, to repair a house, a wall or a ship; to repair roads and bridges. Temperance and diet may repair a broken or enfeebled constitution. Food repairs the daily waste of the body.2.
To rebuild a part decayed or destroyed; to fill up; as, to repair a breach.3.
To make amends, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage.REPA'IR
,Noun.
REPA'IR
,Verb.
I.
Go, mount the winds and to the shades repair.
REPA'IR
,Noun.
Definition 2024
repair
repair
English
Noun
repair (plural repairs)
- The act of repairing something.
- I took the car to the workshop for repair.
- 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
- One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. […] But out of sight is out of mind. And that […] means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.
- The result of repairing something.
- If you look closely you can see the repair in the paintwork.
- The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.
- 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.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
act of repairing something
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result of repairing something
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Verb
repair (third-person singular simple present repairs, present participle repairing, simple past and past participle repaired)
- To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
- to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship
- to repair a shattered fortune
- Milton
- secret refreshings that repair his strength
- Wordsworth
- Do thou, as thou art wont, repair / My heart with gladness.
- To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.
- to repair a loss or damage
- Shakespeare
- I'll repair the misery thou dost bear.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:repair
Derived terms
Translations
to restore to good working order
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Etymology 2
Middle English repairen (“to return”), from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatriare (“to return to one's country”), from re- + patria (“homeland”). Cognate to repatriate.
Noun
repair (plural repairs)
- The act of repairing or resorting to a place.
- our annual repair to the mountains
- Clarendon
- The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses.
- A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.
- Dryden
- There the fierce winds his tender force assail / And beat him downward to his first repair.
- Dryden
Translations
act of going to a place
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place to which one goes often
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Verb
repair (third-person singular simple present repairs, present participle repairing, simple past and past participle repaired)
- To transfer oneself to another place.
- to repair to sanctuary for safety
- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
- Go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair.
- 1850, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
- I heard the visitors repair to their chambers.
- 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 29686887 , chapter IV:
- That finished, I repaired to my room, one flight up, and, after a thorough wash, seated myself, pipe in mouth, at the little window that opened on the Rue Garde. I had nothing more exciting on hand than to wait for word from Von Lindowe. I sincerely hoped that it would not be long, for it is not my forte to sit twiddling my thumbs.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
Verb
repair (third-person singular simple present repairs, present participle repairing, simple past and past participle repaired)
- to pair again