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Sometimes in this country, we don't focus a lot on people's experience and their resume. Mitt Romney would be the most experienced executive to be nominated since 1952. The fundamental task for the next president is going to be fixing things, cleaning things up, being a turnaround artist, if you will.
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Meaning of "fixing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIXING

fixing  [ˈfɪksɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIXING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fixing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIXING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fixing in the English dictionary

The definition of fixing in the dictionary is a means of attaching one thing to another, as a pipe to a wall, slate to a roof, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIXING


autosexing
ˈɔːtəʊˌseksɪŋ
beatboxing
ˈbiːtˌbɒksɪŋ
boxing
ˈbɒksɪŋ
chessboxing
ˈtʃɛsˌbɒksɪŋ
coaxing
ˈkəʊksɪŋ
foxing
ˈfɒksɪŋ
letterboxing
ˈlɛtəˌbɒksɪŋ
match-fixing
ˈmætʃˌfɪksɪŋ
mixing
ˈmɪksɪŋ
multiplexing
ˈmʌltɪpleksɪŋ
nitrogen-fixing
ˈnaɪtrədʒənˌfɪksɪŋ
perplexing
pəˈpleksɪŋ
relaxing
rɪˈlæksɪŋ
shadow-boxing
ˈʃædəʊˌbɒksɪŋ
taxing
ˈtæksɪŋ
vexing
ˈvɛksɪŋ
waxing
ˈwæksɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIXING

fixed-point representation
fixed-price
fixed-price contract
fixed-rate financing
fixed-term contract
fixed-term tenancy
fixed-wing aircraft
fixedly
fixedness
fixer
fixing bath
fixings
fixit
fixities
fixity
fixive
fixt
fixture
fixture list
fixtureless

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIXING

according
accounting
acting
adding
advertising
amazing
anything
banking
be on to a good thing
becoming
beginning
being
booking
breaking
bring
building
kick boxing
price-fixing
spot fixing
vision mixing

Synonyms and antonyms of fixing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FIXING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fixing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fixing

Translation of «fixing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIXING

Find out the translation of fixing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fixing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fixing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

固定
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la fijación de
570 millions of speakers

English

fixing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिक्सिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحديد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крепления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fixação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থাপন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fixation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penetapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Festsetzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

固定
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

mbenakake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sửa chữa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரிசெய்ய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिक्सिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sabitleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fissaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ustalające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кріплення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fixare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

για τον καθορισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vaststelling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fastställande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innfesting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fixing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIXING»

The term «fixing» is very widely used and occupies the 10.373 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIXING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fixing

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10 QUOTES WITH «FIXING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fixing.
1
Tim Armstrong
A big part of fixing AOL is getting AOL to believe in itself.
2
Kerry Bentivolio
Whether stuck in traffic because of construction or fixing a flat tire after hitting a pothole, Michiganders feel frustrated with the quality of our roads.
3
Annie Besant
'Easter' is a movable event, calculated by the relative positions of sun and moon, an impossible way of fixing year by year the anniversary of a historical event, but a very natural and indeed inevitable way of calculating a solar festival. These changing dates do not point to the history of a man, but to the hero of a solar myth.
4
Fred Brooks
The fundamental problem with program maintenance is that fixing a defect has a substantial chance of introducing another.
5
Thomas Carper
Class action lawsuits are an important part of our legal system. All citizens should have the right to band together and settle grievances with bigger companies, but that system is broken and it needs fixing.
6
Charlie Chaplin
That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.
7
Helena Christensen
So many times I've wanted to crack up, standing there stiff while seven women are crawling round my toes fixing hems and the designer's having a freak-out because the denim cuffs are crooked. I'm on the verge of hysteria.
8
Phil Condit
Our entire team is focused on managing this company for value - fixing or eliminating those operations that lessen value and expanding or adding those that enhance value.
9
Artur Davis
Sometimes in this country, we don't focus a lot on people's experience and their resume. Mitt Romney would be the most experienced executive to be nominated since 1952. The fundamental task for the next president is going to be fixing things, cleaning things up, being a turnaround artist, if you will.
10
Keith Ellison
A Republican philosophy goes something like this: If you take your car to the mechanic, and instead of fixing it, they take out the engine and charge you an arm and a leg, you should conclude that mechanics can't fix cars and you should probably just take yours to the junkyard and sell it for scrap metal.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIXING»

Discover the use of fixing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fixing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fixing Broken Windows: Restoring Order And Reducing Crime In ...
Cites successful examples of community-based policing
George L. Kelling, 1996
2
Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured ...
Social science.
Ashraf Ghani, Clare Lockhart, 2009
3
Fixing Fuel Poverty: Challenges and Solutions
First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Brenda Boardman, 2013
4
Fixing the Game: Bubbles, Crashes, and What Capitalism Can ...
In Fixing the Game, Roger Martin reveals the culprit behind the sorry state of American capitalism: our deep and abiding commitment to the idea that the purpose of the firm is to maximize shareholder value.
Roger Martin, 2013
5
Fixing Men: Sex, Birth Control, and AIDS in Mexico
Most studies on reproductive rights make women their focus, but this work illuminates what men in the Mexican state of Oaxaca say and do about contraception, sex, and AIDS.
Matthew Gutmann, 2007
6
Global Price Fixing: Our Customers are the Enemy
Two following chapters provide background on the economics theory and legal principles relevant to understanding cartels. Nine following chapters comprise the economic core of this book.
John M. Connor, 2001
7
Fixing the Money Thing
Fixing the Money Thing is not a book of boring numbers and budgets—it is an inspirational book that will change your life in many positive and lucrative ways.
Gary Keesee, 2011
8
Fixing Haiti: MINUSTAH and Beyond
In this book, some of the world's leading experts on Haiti examine the challenges faced by the first black republic, the tasks undertaken by the UN, and the new role of hemispheric players like Argentina, Brazil and Chile, as well as that ...
Jorge Heine, Andrew Stuart Thompson, 2011
9
Free for All: Fixing School Food in America
Taking us on an eye-opening journey into the nation's school kitchens, this superbly researched book is the first to provide a comprehensive assessment of school food in the United States.
Janet Poppendieck, 2009
10
Fixing My Gaze: A Scientist's Journey Into Seeing in Three ...
Leaves created intricate mosaics in 3D. With each glance, she experienced the deliriously novel sense of immersion in a three dimensional world. Barry had been cross-eyed and stereoblind since early infancy.
Susan R. Barry, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIXING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fixing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
French handball star Karabatic found guilty of match-fixing
He was fined 10,000 euros for his part in fixing a match that attracted 103 euros in bets. Karabatic was found guilty of fraud over his role in a ... «RFI, Jul 15»
2
IPL fixing: Fate of Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals to be …
The fate of IPL teams Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will be known on Tuesday when the Supreme Court-appointed high-level ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
3
Under Armour commits to fixing up two Portland city parks
Under Armour Inc. plans to fix up two city parks as part of its big Portland expansion. The Baltimore-based sportswear company in April ... «Portland Business Journal, Jul 15»
4
Fixing FISMA, blaming … someone, and another lawsuit
Lawmakers blast agency cyber security failings, demonstrate some of their own technological illiteracy and make a big stink without actually ... «FCW.com, Jul 15»
5
Editorial: Fixing the housing mess that spurred segregation
This Housing and Urban Development map depicts the very high concentrations of federally supported multifamily housing structures (green ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
6
Officials: Fixing Damage at Clinton Correctional Facility Will Cost …
Officials: Fixing Damage at Clinton Correctional Facility Will Cost $300K. Joe Gullo. 07/10/2015 05:32 PM. 07/10/2015 05:41 PM ... «My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22, Jul 15»
7
Love You To Bits will have you fixing your robot girlfriend on iOS this …
Adorable point-and-click adventure Love You to Bits will be making its way to iOS this autumn, with an Android release sometime after. «Pocket Gamer, Jul 15»
8
Fixing flaws in science must be professionalised. By me in the …
Me and a dozen other academics all just wrote basically the same thing about Open Science in the Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology. After the ... «Bad Science, Jul 15»
9
What do jailed Toyota exec Julie Hamp and price fixing have in …
You see, as of last year, about 20 indicted Japanese automotive executives were hiding in Japan from U.S. antitrust prosecutions for fixing the ... «Crain's Detroit Business, Jul 15»
10
Mayor to public: What's next in fixing Lincoln's roads?
Mayor to public: What's next in fixing Lincoln's roads? See it in Print. Saved. Save Article; My Saved Items · Print Email. 2015-07-10T07:00:00Z ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»

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