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fixed
Verb
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Past tense of fix.
The mechanic fixed my car.
The mother fixed the broken toy.
The meeting of Congress is fixed on January 3.
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Something is fixed if it didn't work before, but now it works or has been repaired.
Is your car fixed yet?
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If an animal has been fixed, it had an operation to stop it from having babies.
After a male cat is fixed, it doesn't fight with other cats as much.
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If a game, contest, or election is fixed, somebody unfairly controls what will happen before it is over.
Don't go to that casino, the roulette wheel is fixed.
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Protected from arrest.
Don't worry about it, we're fixed with the cops.
fixed
Adjective
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Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
fixed assets
fixed cost
attached
Adjective
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If you are attached to something or someone, you like it and do not want to lose it; you have an emotional connection to it.
Many young adults are still as attached to their parents as they were when they were small.
Marjorie was surprised at how attached Bill became to Lizzie, as if Lizzie were his daughter.
Farmers tend to be very attached to their land.