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

  • (..) Ran to the door, opened it up, saw the kid run down the stairs and out of the house. Called the police. They found the old man with the knife in his chest. The coroner fixed the time of death around midnight. Now, these are facts. You can't refute facts. The kid is guilty. I know he's only . (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men