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To put into good condition again; fix, mend. Also: To make one's way; go.

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Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To put into good condition again; fix, mend. Also: To make one's way; go. Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To again separate into groups of two.

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  • The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
  • The building was in good repair
  • One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich
  • Verb (used without object) : He repaired in haste to Washington
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  • ''repair" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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