fit

[ fit ]

/ fɪt /

adjective, fit·ter, fit·test.

adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.

proper or becoming: fit behavior.

qualified or competent, as for an office or function: a fit candidate.

prepared or ready: crops fit for gathering.

in good physical condition; in good health: He's fit for the race.

Biology.

being adapted to the prevailing conditions and producing offspring that survive to reproductive age.
contributing genetic information to the gene pool of the next generation.
(of a population) maintaining or increasing the group's numbers in the environment.

verb (used with object), fit·ted or fit, fit·ting.

to be adapted to or suitable for (a purpose, object, occasion, etc.).

to be proper or becoming for.

to be of the right size or shape for: The dress fitted her perfectly.

to adjust or make conform: to fit a ring to the finger.

to make qualified or competent: qualities that fit one for leadership.

to prepare: This school fits students for college.

to put with precise placement or adjustment: He fitted the picture into the frame.

to provide; furnish; equip: to fit a door with a new handle.

verb (used without object), fit·ted or fit, fit·ting.

to be suitable or proper.

to be of the right size or shape, as a garment for the wearer or any object or part for a thing to which it is applied: The shoes fit.

noun

the manner in which a thing fits: The fit was perfect.

something that fits: The coat is a poor fit.

the process of fitting.

Verb Phrases

fit out/up, to furnish with supplies, equipment, clothing, furniture, or other requisites; supply; equip: to fit out an expedition.

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Idioms for fit

fit to be tied, Informal. extremely annoyed or angry: He was fit to be tied when I told him I'd wrecked the car.

fit to kill, Informal. to the limit; exceedingly: She was dressed up fit to kill.

Origin of fit

1325–75; Middle English fitten; akin to Middle Dutch vitten to befit

SYNONYMS FOR fit

1 suitable, apt, corresponding, meet, applicable, apropos.

2 fitting, befitting.

5 healthy, hale, hardy, strong, robust.

usage note for fit

Both fit and fitted are standard as past tense and past participle of fit1 : The new door fit (or fitted ) the old frame perfectly. The suit had fitted (or fit ) well last year. Fitted is somewhat more common than fit in the sense “to adjust, make conform”: The tailor fitted the suit with a minimum of fuss. In the passive voice, fitted is the more common past participle: The door was fitted with a new handle.

OTHER WORDS FROM fit

fit·ta·ble, adjectiveun·fit·ta·ble, adjective

Words nearby fit

fistulation, fistulectomy, fistulize, fistulotomy, fistulous, fit, fit as a fiddle, fit in, fit like a glove, fit note, fit out

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British Dictionary definitions for fit up (1 of 4)

fit up

verb (tr, adverb)

(often foll by with) to equip or providethe optician will soon fit you up with a new pair of glasses

British slang to incriminate (someone) on a false charge; framehe was fitted up for the bank job

noun fit-up

theatre slang a stage and accessories that can be erected quickly for plays

British slang a frame-up

British Dictionary definitions for fit up (2 of 4)

fit¹

/ (fɪt) /

verb fits, fitting or fitted or US fit

to be appropriate or suitable for (a situation, etc)

to be of the correct size or shape for (a connection, container, etc)

(tr) to adjust in order to render appropriatethey had to fit the idea to their philosophy

(tr) to supply with that which is needed

(tr) to try clothes on (someone) in order to make adjustments if necessary

(tr) to make competent or readythe experience helped to fit him for the task

(tr) to locate with care

(intr) to correspond with the facts or circumstances

adjective fitter or fittest

suitable to a purpose or design; appropriate

having the right qualifications; qualifying

in good health

worthy or deservinga book fit to be read

(foll by an infinitive) in such an extreme condition that a specified consequence is likelyshe was fit to scream; you look fit to drop

mainly British informal (of a person) sexually attractive

noun

the manner in which something fits

the act or process of fitting

statistics the correspondence between observed and predicted characteristics of a distribution or modelSee goodness of fit

Derived forms of fit

fittable, adjective

Word Origin for fit

C14: probably from Middle Dutch vitten; related to Old Norse fitja to knit

British Dictionary definitions for fit up (3 of 4)

fit²

/ (fɪt) /

noun

pathol a sudden attack or convulsion, such as an epileptic seizure

a sudden spell of emotiona fit of anger

an impulsive period of activity or lack of activity; mooda fit of laziness

give a person a fit to surprise a person in an outrageous manner

have a fit or throw a fit informal to become very angry or excited

in fits and starts or by fits and starts in spasmodic spells; irregularly

verb fits, fitting or fitted

(intr) informal to have a sudden attack or convulsion, such as an epileptic seizure

Word Origin for fit

Old English fitt conflict; see fit ³

British Dictionary definitions for fit up (4 of 4)

fit³

/ (fɪt) /

noun

archaic a story or song or a section of a story or song

Word Origin for fit

Old English fitt; related to Old Norse fit hem, Old High German fizza yarn

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Idioms and Phrases with fit up

fit

In addition to the idioms beginning with fit

fit as a fiddle
fit in
fit like a glove
fit out
fits and starts, by
fit to be tied
fit to kill

also see:

give someone fits
have a fit
if the shoe fits
see fit to
survival of the fittest

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fit

adjective, fit·ter, fit·test.

verb (used with object), fit·ted or fit, fit·ting.

verb (used without object), fit·ted or fit, fit·ting.

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SYNONYMS FOR fit

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British Dictionary definitions for fit up (1 of 4)

verb (tr, adverb)

noun fit-up

British Dictionary definitions for fit up (2 of 4)

verb fits, fitting or fitted or US fit

adjective fitter or fittest

noun

Derived forms of fit

Word Origin for fit

British Dictionary definitions for fit up (3 of 4)

noun

verb fits, fitting or fitted

Word Origin for fit

British Dictionary definitions for fit up (4 of 4)

noun

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