Origin of the word fixing

Defenition of the word fixing
- (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
- the sterilization of an animal
- the act of putting something in working order again
- the sterilization of an animal; «they took him to the vet for neutering»
- restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Synonyms for the word fixing

- altering
- fitting
- fix
- fixation
- mending
- neutering
- putting in
- putting in place
- repair
- reparation
- setting up

Similar words in the fixing

- fixing
- fixings

Meronymys for the word fixing

- plastination

Hyponyms for the word fixing

- band aid
- bellyband
- buckle
- button
- carabiner
- care
- castration
- catch
- clasp
- cleat
- clinch
- clip
- clothes peg
- clothes pin
- clothespin
- corrugated fastener
- cottar
- cotter
- cringle
- darning
- dowel
- dowel pin
- emasculation
- eyelet
- fillet
- grommet
- grummet
- hook and eye
- joggle
- karabiner
- knot
- lashing
- link
- linkup
- lock
- locker
- loop
- maintenance
- nail
- nut and bolt
- paper fastener
- patching
- pin
- press stud
- quick fix
- quickie
- quicky
- reconstruction
- restitution
- restoration
- screw
- seal
- sealing wax
- slide fastener
- snap
- snap fastener
- snap ring
- spaying
- stopping
- tie
- tie-in
- toggle
- toggle bolt
- upkeep
- wiggle nail
- zip
- zip fastener
- zip-fastener
- zipper

Hypernyms for the word fixing

- constraint
- improvement
- preservation
- preserving
- restraint
- saving
- sterilisation
- sterilization

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Fixing

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fik-sing]
- /ˈfɪk sɪŋ/
- /ˈfɪk.sɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fik-sing]
- /ˈfɪk sɪŋ/

Definitions of fixing word

noun fixing Informal. a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament. 1
noun fixing Informal. a repair, adjustment, or solution, usually of an immediate nature: Can you think of a fix for the problem? 1
noun fixing Navigation. a charted position of a vessel or aircraft, determined by two or more bearings taken on landmarks, heavenly bod-ies, etc. the determining of the position of a ship, plane, etc., by mathematical, electronic, or other means: The navigator took a fix on the sun and steered the ship due north. 1
noun fixing a clear determination: Can you get a fix on what he really means? 1
noun fixing Slang. an injection of heroin or other narcotic. the narcotic or amount of narcotic injected. a compulsively sought dose or infusion of something: to need one’s daily fix of soap operas on TV. 1
noun fixing Slang. an underhand or illegal arrangement, especially one secured through bribery or influence. a contest, situation, etc., whose outcome is prearranged dishonestly. 1

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Origin of fixing

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at fix, -ing1

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Parts of speech for Fixing

fixing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student’s vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for fixing

noun fixing

mending — the act of mending; repair or improvement.
adjustment — An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
repairing — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
adapting — to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly: They adapted themselves to the change quickly. He adapted the novel for movies.
ordering — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.

adjective fixing

fixative — serving to fix; making fixed or permanent.
setting — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
protective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
preservative — something that preserves or tends to preserve.
adhesive — An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.

Antonyms for fixing

adjective fixing

nocent — harmful; injurious.
unconducive — tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually followed by to): Good eating habits are conducive to good health.
injurious — harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.

noun fixing

demolition — The demolition of a building is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place.

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As used in the OP’s question, the phrase «fixing to» amounts to «preparing to.» This meaning is anticipated in John Bartlett, Dictionary of Americanisms (1848), which begins its definition of fix as follows:

TO FIX. In popular use, to put in order ; to prepare ; to adjust ; to set or place in the manner desired or most suitable. —Webster.

As to why «fixing to» became popular in place of «preparing to,» «getting ready to,» or «about to,» consider this commentary from Maximilian Schele De Vere, Americanisms: The English of the New World (1872):

Fix, to, may be safely called the American word of words, since there is probably no action whatever, performed by mind or body, which is not represented at some time or other by the universal term. It has well been called the strongest evidence of that national indolence which avoids the trouble of careful thought at all hazards, and of that restless hurry which ever makes the word welcome that comes up first and saves time. Whatever is to be made, whatever needs repair, whatever requires arrangement—all is fixed. The farmer fixes his gates, the mechanic his workbench, the seamstress her sewing machine, the fine lady her hair, and the schoolboy his books. The minister forgets to fix his sermon in time, the doctor to fix his medicines, and the lawyer to fix his brief. At public meetings it is fixed who are to be the candidates for office ; rules are fixed to govern an institution, and when the arrangements are made, the people contentedly say, «Now everything is fixed nicely.»

No doubt De Vere would see the emergence of «fixing to» as more evidence of the same national indolence and restless hurry that define the American character and render us uniquely incapable of expressing our ideas well.

John Farmer, Americanisms Old and New (1889) echoes De Vere’s conclusion, calling fix «The hardest worked word in the ‘American language.'» Farmer notes that, in his time, fixed could mean «ready»:

—Men who are ready for any emergency are fixed.

My grandfather knew him well, and he says, Franklin was always FIXED—always ready.—Mark Twain’s Screamers

It is certainly no great step from being fixed to fixing to be fixed.

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fix

(fĭks)

v. fixed, fix·ing, fix·es

v.tr.

a. To correct or set right; adjust: fix a misspelling; fix the out-of-date accounts.

b. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair: fix a broken machine.

a. To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare: fixed the room for the guests; fix lunch for the kids.

b. To spay or castrate (an animal).

c. To influence the outcome or actions of (something) by improper or unlawful means: fix a prizefight; fix a jury.

d. Informal To take revenge upon (someone); get even with.

a. To place securely; make stable or firm: fixed the tent poles in the ground. See Synonyms at fasten.

b. To secure to another; attach: fixing the notice to the board with tacks.

a. To put into a stable or unalterable form: tried to fix the conversation in her memory.

b. To make (a chemical substance) nonvolatile or solid.

c. Biology To convert (nitrogen or carbon) into stable, biologically assimilable compounds.

d. To kill and preserve (a specimen) intact for microscopic study.

e. To prevent discoloration of (a photographic image) by washing or coating with a chemical preservative.

5. To direct steadily: fixed her eyes on the road ahead.

6. To capture or hold: The man with the long beard fixed our attention.

a. To set or place definitely; establish: fixed her residence in a coastal village.

b. To determine with accuracy; ascertain: fixed the date of the ancient artifacts.

c. To agree on; arrange: fix a time to meet.

8. To assign; attribute: fixing the blame.

9. Computers To convert (data) from floating-point notation to fixed-point notation.

v.intr.

1. To direct one’s efforts or attention; concentrate: We fixed on the immediate goal.

2. To become stable or firm; harden: Fresh plaster will fix in a few hours.

3. Chiefly Southern US To be on the verge of; to be making preparations for. Used in progressive tenses with the infinitive: We were fixing to leave without you.

a. The act of adjusting, correcting, or repairing.

b. Informal Something that repairs or restores; a solution: no easy fix for an intractable problem.

2. The position, as of a ship or aircraft, determined by visual observations with the aid of equipment.

3. A clear determination or understanding: a briefing that gave us a fix on the current situation.

4. An instance of arranging a special consideration, such as an exemption from a requirement, or an improper or illegal outcome, especially by means of bribery.

5. A difficult or embarrassing situation; a predicament: «If we get left on this wreck we are in a fix» (Mark Twain). See Synonyms at predicament.

6. Slang An amount or dose of something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic.

Phrasal Verb:

fix up

1. To improve the appearance or condition of; refurbish.

2. To provide; equip.

3. Informal To provide a companion on a date for: fixed me up with an escort at the last minute.

Idiom:

fix (someone’s) wagon

To get revenge on another.

[Middle English fixen, from fix, fixed in position, from Latin fīxus, past participle of fīgere, to fasten; see dhīg^w— in Indo-European roots.]

fix′a·ble adj.

Our Living Language Fixin’ to ranks with y’all as one of the best known markers of dialects of the Southern United States, although it occasionally appears in the informal speech and writing of non-Southerners as well. Fixin’ to means «on the verge of or in preparation for (doing a given thing).» It often follows a form of the verb to be, and it consists of the present participle of the verb fix followed by the infinitive marker to: They were fixin’ to leave without me. Although locutions like is fixin’ to can be used somewhat like the auxiliary verb will in sentences that describe future events, fixin’ to can refer only to events that immediately follow the speaker’s point of reference. One cannot say, We’re fixin’ to have a baby in a couple of years. The use of fixin’ to as an immediate or proximate future is very common in African American Vernacular English, and is one of many features that this variety of English shares with Southern dialects. Although this expression sometimes appears in writing as fixing to, in speech it is usually pronounced fixin’ to.

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fixing

(ˈfɪksɪŋ)

(Building) a means of attaching one thing to another, as a pipe to a wall, slate to a roof, etc

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fix•ing

(ˈfɪk sɪŋ)

1. the act of a person or thing that fixes.

2. fixings. Also, fix•in’s (ˈfɪk sɪnz) Informal.

a. the necessary ingredients.

b. the appropriate accompaniments; trimmings.

[1425–75]

fixing

The process of washing a photographic image with a preservative solution to prevent it from becoming discolored.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	fixing — the act of putting something in working order again repair, mend, mending, fix, reparation, fixture improvement — the act of improving something; «their improvements increased the value of the property» darning — the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads patching — the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it maintenance, upkeep, care — activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; «he wrote the manual on car care» quick fix, quickie, quicky, band aid — hurried repair restoration — the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state reconstruction — the activity of constructing something again restitution — the act of restoring something to its original state
	2.	fixing — restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place fastening, holdfast, fastener bellyband — a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon buckle — fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong button — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes carabiner, karabiner, snap ring — an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes catch — a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window clasp — a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together cleat — a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured clinch — the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet clip — any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin — wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline corrugated fastener, wiggle nail — a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry cottar, cotter — fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together cringle, grommet, grummet, loop, eyelet — fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines dowel, dowel pin, joggle — a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together stopping, fillet — fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members hook and eye — a kind of fastener used on clothing knot — any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object lashing — rope that is used for fastening something to something else; «the boats were held together by lashings» linkup, tie-in, link, tie — a fastener that serves to join or connect; «the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction» lock — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed locker — a fastener that locks or closes nail — a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener nut and bolt — a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt paper fastener — a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place pin — a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things constraint, restraint — a device that retards something’s motion; «the car did not have proper restraints fitted» screw — a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head seal — fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure seal, sealing wax — fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper, zip — a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab press stud, snap fastener, snap — a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; «children can manage snaps better than buttons» toggle — a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable) toggle bolt — a fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls
	3.	fixing — the sterilization of an animal; «they took him to the vet for neutering» altering, neutering sterilisation, sterilization — the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) castration, emasculation — neutering a male animal by removing the testicles spaying — neutering a female by removing the ovaries
	4.	fixing — (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body fixation histology — the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues plastination — a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; «the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching» preservation — a process that saves organic substances from decay

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Hi,

Can someone please tell me what the word «fixing» means in the following sentence?

Loosen screws “A” fixing the R1 origin sensor (DAS01) and move the sensor in the direction of the arrow to adjust the position to meet the standard.

Can someone please tell me what the word «fixing» means in the following sentence?
Loosen screws “A” fixing the R1 origin sensor (DAS01) and move the sensor in the direction of the arrow to adjust the position to meet the standard.This is «to fix» meaning to fasten/attach something securely to something else.
«The sign was too heavy and every time we tried to fix it to the wall it fell down».

So, your example says: «Loosen the screws marked «A» fastening (that fasten) the R1 origin sensor (to something)…».

not a teacher

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Origin of fixing

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Parts of speech for Fixing

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Synonyms for fixing

noun fixing

adjective fixing

Antonyms for fixing

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