Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •She seems to have fixed upon becoming a pilot.
•James is quite fixed on Janet.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fix up with someone — fix (someone) up (with (someone/something)) to arrange something for someone. If they want to work, I can fix them up. I thought you didn t like her and had fixed her up with your friend Paul … New idioms dictionary
fix your eyes/gaze etc. on/upon — fix your eyes/gaze (etc.) on/upon : to look at (someone or something) steadily Everyone fixed their eyes on her as she entered the room. • • • Main Entry: ↑fix … Useful english dictionary
fix your eyes/gaze on/upon — fix your eyes/gaze (etc.) on/upon : to look at (someone or something) steadily Everyone fixed their eyes on her as she entered the room. • • • Main Entry: ↑fix … Useful english dictionary
fix — fix1 [ fıks ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 make something work again ▸ 2 prepare food/drink ▸ 3 arrange hair/clothing ▸ 4 fasten so cannot move ▸ 5 set price/amount/date ▸ 6 arrange event ▸ 7 remember something ▸ 8 dishonestly arrange something ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fix — [[t]fɪ̱ks[/t]] ♦♦♦ fixes, fixing, fixed 1) VERB If something is fixed somewhere, it is attached there firmly or securely. [be V ed prep/adv] It is fixed on the wall... [be V ed prep/adv] Most blinds can be fixed directly to the top of the window… … English dictionary
fix — fix1 W2S2 [fıks] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(repair)¦ 2¦(limit)¦ 3 fix a time/date/place etc 4¦(arrange)¦ 5¦(attach)¦ 6¦(prepare food)¦ 7¦(solve)¦ 8 fix your attention/eyes/mind etc on somebody/something 9 fix somebody with a stare/glare/look etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
fix — 1 /fIks/ verb (T) 1 REPAIR to repair something that is broken or not working properly; mend 1 (1b) BrE : Dad s outside fixing the brakes on the Chevy. 2 LIMIT to decide on a limit for something, especially prices, costs etc, so that they do not… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fix — I UK [fɪks] / US verb [transitive] Word forms fix : present tense I/you/we/they fix he/she/it fixes present participle fixing past tense fixed past participle fixed *** 1) to fasten something somewhere so that it cannot move Andrew is fixing some … English dictionary
fix up — verb 1. find (something or someone) for (Freq. 5) I ll fix you up with a nice girl • Hypernyms: ↑provide, ↑supply, ↑ply, ↑cater • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody with so … Useful english dictionary
fix — ▪ I. fix fix 1 [fɪks] verb [transitive] 1. informal to repair something: • We had to fix some computer problems. • It will cost millions of dollars to fix the system … Financial and business terms
fix — verb 1》 attach or position securely. ↘(fix on) direct or be directed unwaveringly toward: her gaze fixed on Jess. 2》 decide or settle on. ↘establish the exact location of (something) by using radar, visual bearings, or astronomical… … English new terms dictionary
