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private
Adjective
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Private is for only one person or a small number of people to see or know.
I don't want to tell you how much money I have; that's private.
Close the curtains so people can't look into our house, to make it private.
private
Noun
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A private is a soldier in the lowest rank of the army.
Put down your gun, private, and report to the general.
fix
Verb
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When you fix something, you repair it.
The mechanic fixes my car.
The mother fixed the broken toy.
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When you fix something to something else, you attach it or hold it in place.
A piece of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.
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When you fix something at a certain time, you make a rule or agreement that the time will not change.
The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.
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If you fix an animal, you remove its reproductive organs so that it can not have babies.
After you fix a male cat, it doesn't fight with other cats as much.
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If you fix a game, contest, or election, somebody unfairly controls what will happen before it is over.
Someone has fixed the game so that noone can win.
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When you attack or punish someone, you fix them.
If you do anything wrong in that city, they will fix you.
Don't go into my room, or I'll fix you!
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Protected from arrest or conviction.
Don't worry about it, we're fixed with the cops.