Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - repair

~1 v 1 to fix something that is damaged, broken, or not working properly  (I'll have to get the car repaired. | to repair a broken fence) 2 formal to do something to remove the harm that your mistake or wrong action has caused  (How can I repair the wrong I have done her?)  (- see also irreparable) repair to sth phr v old-fashioned to go to a place  (Shall we repair to the drawing room?) ~2 n 1 an act of repairing something  (The garage is carrying out repairs on my car. | be in need of repair | The church roof was badly in need of repair. | under repair (=being repaired))  (The road is under repair. | beyond repair (=so damaged that it cannot be mended))  (My watch was crushed beyond repair. | repair work (=work to repair something)) 2 in good/bad/poor repair in good or bad condition  (Many of our major roads are in bad repair.) 3 a place on something that has been repaired  (The repair on the table top can hardly be seen.) - repairer n