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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.

Re-pair′

,
Noun.
[OF.
repaire
retreat, asylum, abode. See
Repair
to go.]
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
repair
.
Dryden.

Re-pair′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Repaired
(-p?rd′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Repairing
.]
[F.
réparer
, L. reparare; pref.
re-
re- +
parare
to prepare. See
Pare
, and cf.
Reparation
.]
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 fortune
.
Secret refreshings that
repair
his strength.
Milton.
Do thou, as thou art wont,
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 damage
.
I '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 city
.
Sunk down and sought
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.
[L. reparo; re and paro, to prepare. See Pare.]
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.
Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury or partial destruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or a city.

REPA'IR

,
Verb.
I.
To go to; to betake one's self; to resort; as, to repair to a sanctuary for safety.
Go, mount the winds and to the shades repair.

REPA'IR

,
Noun.
The act of betaking one's self to any place; a resorting; abode.

Definition 2024


repair

repair

English

Noun

repair (plural repairs)

  1. 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.
  2. The result of repairing something.
    If you look closely you can see the repair in the paintwork.
  3. 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

Verb

repair (third-person singular simple present repairs, present participle repairing, simple past and past participle repaired)

  1. 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.
  2. 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

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)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
Translations

Verb

repair (third-person singular simple present repairs, present participle repairing, simple past and past participle repaired)

  1. 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

From re- + pair.

Verb

repair (third-person singular simple present repairs, present participle repairing, simple past and past participle repaired)

  1. to pair again

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