French word

fixer

Pronunciation

IPA/fikse/

Meaning

  • verbset

Example

Nous devons fixer la date de la réunion.

We need to set the date of the meeting.

Illustration for fixer (set)

More examples

Avant de commencer le jeu, nous devons fixer les règles.

We must decide on the rules before starting the game.

Il fixe son interlocuteur.

He fixes his gaze on his interlocutor.

Core concept

A chosen setting locked into place on a calendar, price scale, or set of conditions.

Common phrases

  • fixer la date

    set the date

  • fixer un rendez-vous

    schedule an appointment

  • fixer le prix

    establish the price

Similar words

convenir: To agree with someone on a date or set of conditions.
programmer: To schedule a date or task for a planned time.
planifier: To arrange the order of planned events or actions in advance.
réserver: To reserve a place or seat ahead of time.

Definition in French

Décider précisément une date, un prix ou une condition et rendre cette décision ferme et non modifiable dans le contexte concerné.

Word origin

The verb derives from Latin figere, 'to fasten', through Old French, with the idea of physical fastening extending to firm decisions.

Usage tips

  • With a person as its object, fixer quelqu'un usually means staring at that person, so the object changes the sense.

Other meanings

  • fastenverb
  • stareverb

Opposites

Related words

  • fixationfixationnoun
  • fixablefixableadjective

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