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English

Noun

fixen (plural fixens)

  1. Obsolete form of vixen.
    • 1605, Richard Verstegen, A restitution of decayed intelligence. ... 1605:
      fixen, This is the name of a ſhee-fox, otherwiſe & more anciently foxin. It is in reproche applyed to a woman whoſe nature and condition is thereby compared to the ſhee-fox.

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Catalan

Verb

fixen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of fixar

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English fix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪk.sə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: fixen
  • Rhymes: -ɪksən
  • Homophone: fiksen

Verb

fixen

  1. (intransitive) to fix (to inject drugs)
  2. (transitive, sports) to fix [a game] through bribery or manipulation

Usage notes

Not to be confused with fiksen (to fix) and fixeren (to fixate).

Conjugation

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Galician

Verb

fixen

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of facer

German

Etymology

The verb is borrowed from English fix + -en.

Pronunciation

Verb

fixen (weak, third-person singular present fixt, past tense fixte, past participle gefixt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal, transitive) to fix, repair
  2. (slang) to shoot (drugs)
    Synonym: drücken
    • 1978, Horst Rieck, Christiane F., Kai Hermann, Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo [Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.], →ISBN:
      Wenn man anfängt zu fixen, dauert es doch ziemlich lange, bis man physisch total abhängig vom Heroin ist, wenn man nicht jeden Tag drückt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Adjective

fixen

  1. inflection of fix:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Further reading

  • fixen” in Duden online
  • fixen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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Swedish

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