repair
To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
Example
“to repair a house, a road, a shoe, a ship”
Other meanings
To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for.
“to repair a loss or damage”
To transfer oneself to another place.
“to repair to sanctuary for safety”
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "reparō" (renew, repair).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “repair” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.