have something repaired

Frequency: 8.528.3 per million words

to arrange for someone else to fix something you own

Examples (10)

  • I'm having my car repaired next week.
  • Where did you have your watch repaired?
  • She needs to have the roof repaired before winter starts.
  • We had our washing machine repaired yesterday.
  • It's often cheaper to have an appliance repaired than to buy a new one.
  • He is going to have his laptop repaired at the service center.
  • They had the damaged fence repaired by a professional contractor.
  • Can I have this old camera repaired, or is it too late?
  • I had my shoes repaired while I waited at the shop.
  • We should have the leaky faucet repaired before it gets worse.