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# repair

verb (repair, repairs, repaired, repairing); noun (a repair, repairs)

«repair» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To repair is to fix something that is broken or damaged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#m1)
2. A repair is the work of fixing, or the place that was fixed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#m2)
3. «In good repair» means in good condition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#m3)
4. To repair to a place means to go there, especially in a formal way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school maths: things fixed at a rate; the cost of a repair; a length of road repaired and left to repair (repaired + left = whole). In everyday life: repairing a bike puncture, a shoe repair shop, roadworks. In science and design: mending things instead of throwing them away helps the planet. Phrases: «under repair», «repair shop», «beyond repair», «in good repair».

### Examples

- He repairs 4 bikes a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#x1)
- The repair costs 25 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#x2)
- Workers repaired 300 m of road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#x3)
- How much road is left to repair? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#x4)
- Dad repaired the puncture in my tyre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#x5)
- The road is closed for repairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#x6)
- My old teddy was beyond repair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#x7)
- Repairing things instead of buying new ones saves money and waste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#x8)
- Polynices now repaired to Argos, where he arrived in the dead of night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/#x9)

### Note

«Repair» is a bit more formal than «fix» or «mend». Maths: repaired so far and left to repair add up to the whole. Trap: «repairs 4 bikes a day» is a rate — multiply by the days.

## In Jewish tradition

Used in Nehemiah for rebuilding and mending the walls of Jerusalem section by section, each person taking a part.

**Interpretation.** Tradition honors this as a shared community effort. Repairing the broken is a picture for restoring Jerusalem and the people.

### Examples

- After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh repaired. — (Writings NEH.3.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/repair/#x1)
- And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. (Writings NEH.3.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/repair/#x2)
- Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths. (Writings NEH.3.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/repair/#x3)

### Note

«Repair» is a bit more formal than «fix» or «mend». Maths: repaired so far and left to repair add up to the whole. Trap: «repairs 4 bikes a day» is a rate — multiply by the days.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «repair» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«repair» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/repair.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «repair» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/repair/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«repair» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/repair.html) on Mova free.