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  • 1under repair — ► being repaired: »This section of the road will be under repair until January. Main Entry: ↑repair …

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  • 2under — [un′dər] prep. [ME < OE, akin to Ger unter < IE * ṇdhos, *ṇdheri, under > L infra, below] 1. in, at, or to a position down from; lower than; below [shoes under the bed, under a blazing sun] 2. beneath the surface of [under water] 3.… …

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  • 3repair — I n. process of restoring to working order 1) to do, make a repair (we have done the necessary repairs) 2) extensive, major; minor; necessary repairs 3) repairs to (the repairs to our roof cost one hundred dollars) 4) under repair (the road is… …

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  • 4repair — ▪ I. repair re‧pair 1 [rɪˈpeə ǁ ˈper] verb [transitive] 1. to fix something that is damaged, broken, or not working properly: • All the cranes were inspected and repaired before federal safety officials arrived. 2. to try to remove the damage a… …

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  • 5repair — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extensive, major ▪ minor ▪ essential, necessary, vital ▪ emergency …

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  • 6repair */*/ — I UK [rɪˈpeə(r)] / US [rɪˈper] verb [transitive] Word forms repair : present tense I/you/we/they repair he/she/it repairs present participle repairing past tense repaired past participle repaired 1) to fix something that is broken or damaged… …

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  • 7repair — re|pair1 [ rı per ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to fix something that is broken or damaged: Little seems to have been done to repair the bridges. He had two operations to repair torn ligaments in his left knee. repair the damage: The cost of… …

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  • 8repair — re|pair1 S3 [rıˈpeə US ˈper] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: reparer, from Latin reparare, from parare to prepare ] 1.) to fix something that is damaged, broken, split, or not working properly British Equivalent: mend ▪ Dad was up… …

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  • 9repair — 1 verb (T) 1 to fix something that is damaged, broken, or not working properly: I ll have to get the car repaired. | to repair a broken fence 2 formal to do something to remove the harm that your mistake or wrong action has caused: How can I… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10under — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; under the left eye). b within, on the inside of (a surface etc.) (wore a vest under his shirt). 2 a inferior to; less than (a captain is under a… …

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