Polyglot Dictionary

fijar

/fiˈxaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
fijo
preterite (yo)
fijé
past participle
fijado

Meaning

  1. to fix, to set

    • Fijaron la fecha de la boda.

      They set the wedding date.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apañar

apañar is more about fixing up or mending something informally, making do; fijar is more about setting or fastening something in place.

Similar in other languages

French

fixer

fixer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to fix, to set."

Practice

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