Fixed

/fɪkst/ · verb

Meaning

simple past and past participle of fix.

Definitions by Sense

1. simple past and past participle of fix
2. Attached; affixed.
3. Unable to move; unmovable.
4. Unable to change or vary.
5. Unlikely to change; stable.
6. Supplied with what one needs.
7. (law, of sound) Recorded on a permanent medium.
8. (dialectal, informal) Surgically rendered sterile (e.g. spayed, neutered, or castrated).

Example Sentences

The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally[…]

fixed assets

I work fixed hours for a fixed salary.

Every religion has its own fixed ideas.

He looked at me with a fixed glare.

She's nicely fixed after two divorce settlements.

How are you fixed for money?

In the United States, recordings are only granted copyright protection when the sounds in the recording were fixed and first published on or after February 15, 1972.

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Word Forms

• more fixed
• most fixed

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