fixé

Fixé is the masculine singular past participle of the French verb fixer, meaning to fix, set, or attach. As an adjective, it denotes something that has been decided or established, such as a date, a price, or a plan. The feminine form is fixée and the plural forms are fixés (masc.) and fixées (fem.). In everyday use, fix é describes actions (J’ai fixé une date) as well as states (un cadre fixé au mur).

Etymology and forms: the word derives from fixer, which ultimately comes from Latin figere, through Old French. The past participle fixation yields the forms fixed to agree with gender and number. In addition to the participle usage, the related adjective fixe (without the acute accent as part of common expressions) appears in phrases like prix fixe or heure fixe, meaning “set” or “scheduled” in a general sense.

Usage and contexts: in general French, fix é indicates something determined in advance or physically secured, e.g., une date fixée, un rendez-vous fixé, un prix fixé. In mathematics, computing, or technical language one speaks of valeurs fixées or paramètre fixé to refer to constants or predetermined values. In everyday language, fixing a meeting or a frame is common, while stating that a value is fixed emphasizes the outcome of the decision or action.

See also: fixer, fixation, point fixe, valeur fixe.