fixed

Definition

  • adjective: placed or attached in a way that does not move easily
  • adjective: securely placed or fastened
  • used to describe something that does not change
  • synonyms: stationary

Examples

  • All eyes were 'fixed on' her as she entered the room. [=everyone looked at her as she entered the room]

  • She 'has her hopes fixed on' a career in journalism. [=she hopes/wants to have a career in journalism]

  • All eyes 'fixed on' her as she entered the room. [=everyone looked at her as she entered the room]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) you look a bit more... devil may care this way but... It's up to you. Well, have you ever fixed a nose before? No, but I've done several toes... How different are they really? Um, okay, yeah. (..)
    2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince