n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' per
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French repairer to go back, return from Late Latin repatriare to go home again, from Latin re- + patria native country ― more at EXPATRIATE
Date: 14th century
1 a : to betake oneself : GO < repair ed to the judge's chambers> b : to come together : RALLY
2 obsolete : RETURN