repair
English
Etymology 1
Coined between 1300 and 1350 from (etyl) .
Noun
(en noun )
The act of repairing something.
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, title= It’s a gas
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The result of repairing something.
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The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.
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Derived terms
* disrepair
Verb
(en verb )
To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
- to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship
- to repair a shattered fortune
* Milton
- secret refreshings that repair his strength
* Wordsworth
- Do thou, as thou art wont, repair / My heart with gladness.
To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.
- to repair a loss or damage
* Shakespeare
- I’ll repair the misery thou dost bear.
Derived terms
* repairable / reparable, repairer
Etymology 2
(etyl) . Cognate to repatriate.
Noun
(en noun )
The act of repairing or resorting to a place.
- our annual repair to the mountains
* Clarendon
- The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses.
A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.
* Dryden
- There the fierce winds his tender force assail / And beat him downward to his first repair .
Verb
(en verb )
To transfer oneself to another place.
:
*(Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
*:Go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair .
*1850 , , (Jane Eyre)
*:I heard the visitors repair to their chambers.
*
*:That finished, I repaired to my room, one flight up, and, after a thorough wash, seated myself, pipe in mouth, at the little window that opened on the Rue Garde. I had nothing more exciting on hand than to wait for word from Von Lindowe. I sincerely hoped that it would not be long, for it is not my forte to sit twiddling my thumbs.
Derived terms
* repatriate
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refurb
English
Etymology 1
Shortening of (refurbish)
Verb
(en verb )
(informal) to refurbish
* {{quote-book
, year=2002
, publisher=iUniverse
, author=Chris C. Davidson
, title=A Time for Everything: Even Time Could Not Stand in Their Way
<q cite="http://books.google.com/books?id=ZA_5PuheVGsC&pg=PA235&dq=to+refurb&hl=en&ei=vnEqTMKzCOGnsQa0j5HEBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAg
v=onepage&q=to%20refurb&f=false”>citation
, isbn=9780595226825
, page=235
, passage=Arrangements were made for deliveries, then he found a furnishings outlet and purchased what he felt he needed to refurb the place with essentials.}}
* {{quote-book
, year=2007
, publisher=Frommer’s
, edition=5
, author=Pippa de Bruyn
, title=Frommer’s South Africa
, chapter=The Mother City: Cape Town & The Winelands
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v=onepage&q=refurbing&f=false”>citation
, isbn=9780470146026
, page=153
, passage=The Three Cities group has done a wonderful job of restoring and refurbing the building, which once housed the run-down Swiss Excelsior Hotel}}
* {{quote-book
, year=2008
, publisher=Lulu.com
, author=Thomas Sherry
, title=Shatter
, volume_plain=Book 2 of Deep Winter
<q cite="http://books.google.com/books?id=fTR1ehO7LQsC&pg=PA106&dq=to+refurb&hl=en&ei=vnEqTMKzCOGnsQa0j5HEBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAQ
v=onepage&q=to%20refurb&f=false”>citation
, isbn=9780615193205
, page=106
, passage=Alan had stashed a number of them in his garage, waiting for time to refurb them.}}
Etymology 2
Shortening of (refurbished)
Noun
(en noun )
(informal) a thing that has been refurbished
- Most of the trains running today are refurbs .
* {{quote-book
, year=2005
, publisher=iUniverse
, author=Roger Emile Stouff
, title=Native Waters: A Few Moments in a Small Wooden Boat
, chapter=March
, section=Here at the Beginning of All Things
<q cite="http://books.google.com/books?id=2UaI9HUPQRsC&pg=PA60&dq=refurb&lr=&as_brr=3&cd=72
v=onepage&q=refurb&f=false”>citation
, isbn=9780595343164
, page=60
, passage=I paid $75 for a refurb Horrock-Ibbotson single-tip eight-and-a-half footer which casts like a dream.}}
* {{quote-book
, year=2005
, publisher=Trafford Publishing
, author=William M. Lolli
, title=Backup 2 Disk Now! Advanced Design and Scalability Guide for Backup for Workgroups
, section=Spare Hardware Ensures a Successful Recovery
<q cite="http://books.google.com/books?id=H2gQOCFkZmoC&pg=PA169&dq=refurb&lr=&as_brr=3&cd=33
v=onepage&q=refurb%20or%20not&f=false”>citation
, isbn=9781412051354
, page=172
, passage=But what do you do if you already have equipment that you bought, on the cheap, and you don’t know whether or not it is a refurb or not?}}
* {{quote-book
, year=2009
, publisher=FT Press
, author=Gregory Karp
, title=The 1-2-3 Money Plan – The Three Most Important Steps to Saving and Spending Smart
, chapter=How to Buy Stuff
<q cite="http://books.google.com/books?id=tv440WeuhxEC&pg=PA139&dq=refurb&as_brr=3&cd=4
v=onepage&q=refurb&f=false”>citation
, isbn=9780137141739
, page=139
, passage=However, before buying a refurb‘, investigate how the retailer defines “refurbished.” And find out about the return policy and what warranty you’ll get.¶ The safest place to buy a ‘ refurb is from a manufaturer. }}
Etymology 3
Shortening of (refurbishment)
Noun
(en noun )
(informal) The act of refurbishing
- The refurb program is progressing on schedule
* {{quote-book
, year=2005
, publisher=House of Commons Transport Committee
, author=(Tony McNulty) MP
, title=Integrated Transport: The Future of Light Rail and Modern Trams in the United Kingdom; Tenth Report of Session 2004-05
, chapter=
, volume=II
, section=9 March 2005 Mr Tony McNulty MP and Mr Bob Linnard.
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v=onepage&q=the%20refurb&f=false”>citation
, isbn=9780215025739
, page=30, Q258
, passage=Whatever happens long-term, we are going to have phase III, the refurb , the modernisation of Bury-Altrincham, and all that does need to happen and happen soon.}}
* {{quote-book
, year=2005
, publisher=Where to Wear International
, editor=Emmah Fuffus
, author=Emmah Duffus, Charlotte Purssord,
, title=Where to Wear London 2006: Fashion Shopping From A-Z
<q cite="http://books.google.com/books?id=EB8PkkCSuD8C&pg=PA41&dq=to+refurb&hl=en&ei=G3IqTNHKE5-TsQaJ7eDJCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBTgy
v=onepage&q=to%20refurb&f=false”>citation
, isbn=9780976687740
, page=41
, passage=A redent refurb means that there is now a larger play area for children, with a table and crayons to amuse them while you flex Daddy’s Amex.}}
* {{quote-book
, year=2009
, publisher=Lonely Planet
, author=David Else
, title=Lonely Planet England
, edition=5
, section=Cumbria & the Lake District
<q cite="http://books.google.com/books?id=QAyq9CmPPPYC&pg=PA713&dq=to+refurb&hl=en&ei=G3IqTNHKE5-TsQaJ7eDJCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAzgy
v=onepage&q=to%20refurb&f=false”>citation
, isbn=9781741045901
, page=713
, passage=At the time of writing, Ambleside YHA was due to close for a refurb and planning to reopen in April 2009}}
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