English Explanatory Dictionary

fit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Suitable; proper
  2. Adapted to a purpose or environment.
  3. In good shape; physically well.
  4. Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
  5. Prepared; ready.
verb
  1. To be suitable for.
  2. To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
  3. To conform to in size and shape.
  4. To be of the right size and shape
  5. To make conform in size and shape.
  6. To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
  7. To be in agreement with.
  8. To adjust.
  9. To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
  10. To equip or supply.
  11. To make ready.
  12. To be seemly.
noun
  1. The degree to which something fits.
  2. Conformity of elements one to another.
  3. The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
  4. Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
  5. Goodness of fit.
  6. The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
noun
  1. A section of a poem or ballad.
noun
  1. A seizure or convulsion.
  2. A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
  3. A sudden outburst of emotion.
  4. A sudden burst (of an activity).
verb
  1. To suffer a fit.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of fight; fought.
noun
  1. An outfit, a set of clothing.
noun
  1. Initialism of feed-in tariff.
  2. Initialism of fully inclusive tour.
  3. Initialism of fully independent travel.
name
  1. Initialism of flexible and interoperable data transfer, a format used by Garmin devices.
noun
  1. Initialism of feed-in tariff.

Pronunciation

/fɪt/ en-us-fit.ogg

Word forms

fit fitter fittest fits fitting fitted

Etymology

Possibly from Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”), of uncertain further origin. The original sense appears to have been "to marshal or deploy troops", which shifted to "to suit (troops to a certain location" > "suitable", and may be further related to Icelandic fitja (“to web, knit, cast on”).

Synonyms

sit fix to mesh spell moment flurry frenzy paroxysm

Related words

fit-fit

Derived words

aquafit befit fighting fit fit as a butcher's dog fit as a fiddle fit as a flea fit as a lop fit as a Mallee bull fit check fit for a king fit for purpose fitly fitness fit note fitspiration fitspo fittie fit to be tied fit to burst fit to kill fit to wake the dead hyperfit keep fit semifit slim-fit superfit unfit waterfit nonfit autofit backfit close-fitting could fit on the back of a postage stamp crossfit first-fit fit in fit into fit like a glove fitment fit out fit-out fitout fittable fit the bill fitting fit to a T fit together fit up form-fitting if I fits, I sits if it fits, I sits if the shoe fits ill-fitting loose-fitting misfit overfit prefit refit retrofit tight-fitting

Translations

Arabic: لَاقَ Basque: egokitu Bulgarian: нага́ждам Esperanto: adapti Esperanto: alfari Finnish: sovittaa Finnish: rukata Finnish: räätälöidä French: ajuster French: adapter French: fitter Greek: ταιριάζω Greek: προσαρμόζω Hungarian: illeszt Hungarian: hozzáilleszt Hungarian: beleilleszt Irish: oiriúnaigh Italian: adattare Pennsylvania German: aabasse Portuguese: encaixar Portuguese: adaptar
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