"Fix" vs "Fix up"

[Van Khanh]

Please read:

a. Tomorrow, I'll fix my bike up.
b. Tomorrow, I'll fix my bike.

What is the difference btw "fix" and" fix up"? Same meaning in (a) and (b)?

Thanks
K

[Alan]

Hi,

Fix can mean repair or mend and that's the use in your example: fix your bike.

Fix up usually means arrange (not repair) as in: I've fixed up a meeting for next Tuesday morning.

Alan
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