fitted

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adjective

made so as to follow closely the contours of a form or shape: fitted clothes; fitted sheets.

Origin of fitted

First recorded in 1730–40; fit¹ + -ed²

Related formsfit·ted·ness, nounun·fit·ted, adjectivewell-fit·ted, adjective

Can be confusedfit fitted (see usage note at fit¹)

fit¹

[fit]

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.
1. being adapted to the prevailing conditions and producing offspring that survive to reproductive age.
2. contributing genetic information to the gene pool of the next generation.
3. (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.

Idioms

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 fit¹

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

Related formsfit·ta·ble, adjectiveun·fit·ta·ble, adjective

Synonyms

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1. suitable, apt, corresponding, meet, applicable, apropos. 2. fitting, befitting. 5. healthy, hale, hardy, strong, robust.

Usage note

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.

fit⁴

[fit]

verb Nonstandard (chiefly Older Use ).

simple past tense of fight.

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Examples from the Web for fitted

Contemporary Examples

The Duplex Drive (called DD) was one: an amphibious conversion which could be fitted to a normal Sherman tank.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day
James Jones
November 15, 2014
The coat, with fitted bodice, nipped-in waist, and full skirt, created a familiar silhouette for Kate.
Kate Middleton, the Preggers Fashion Princess
Tom Sykes
November 14, 2014
In the future, the ship could be fitted with futuristic lasers and electro-magnetic rail-guns too.
Can the Navy's $12 Billion Stealth Destroyer Stay Afloat?
Dave Majumdar
October 22, 2014
Together, they formed an almost impenetrable sea of fitted baseball caps surrounding the stage.
America’s Poets: Battle Rap Gets Real
Rich Goldstein
July 15, 2014
Currently only Russian rocket engines, fitted with the Russian ISS docking system, can reboost the Space Station.
Why Does the USA Depend on Russian Rockets to Get Us Into Space?
P. J. O’Rourke
June 22, 2014

Historical Examples

But you are fitted for society, and it is shameful to have you exiled from it.
Lady Susan
Jane Austen
YOU know he is fitted for something better than cow-punching.
Chip, of the Flying U
B. M. Bower
Another, fitted up as a dairy, was hardly less of a picture.
In the Heart of Vosges
Matilda Betham-Edwards
It was laid by the Monarch, a paddle steamer which had been fitted for the work.
Heroes of the Telegraph
J. Munro
It was not fitted out upon the scale which Nelson had proposed.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson
Robert Southey

British Dictionary definitions for fitted

fitted

adjective

designed for excellent fita fitted suit
(of a carpet) cut, sewn, or otherwise adapted to cover a floor completely
1. (of furniture) built to fit a particular spacea fitted cupboard
2. (of a room) equipped with fitted furniturea fitted kitchen
(of sheets) having ends that are elasticated and shaped to fit tightly over a mattress
having accessory parts

fit¹

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

Word Origin

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

fit²

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

Old English fitt conflict; see fit ³

fit³

noun

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

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for fitted

fit

v.

"be suitable," probably from early 15c.; "to be the right shape," 1580s, from fit (adj.). Related: Fitted; fitting. Fitted sheets is attested from 1963.

fit

n.3

part of a poem, Old English fitt, of unknown origin.

fit

n.1

1823, "the fitting of one thing to another," later (1831) "the way something fits." Originally "an adversary of equal power" (mid-13c.), obscure, possibly from Old English fitt "a conflict, a struggle" (see fit (n.2)).

fit

n.2

"paroxysm, sudden attack" (as of anger), 1540s, probably via Middle English sense of "painful, exciting experience" (early 14c.), from Old English fitt "conflict, struggle," of uncertain origin, with no clear cognates outside English. Perhaps ultimately cognate with fit (n.1) on notion of "to meet." Phrase by fits and starts first attested 1610s.

fit

adj.

"suited to the circumstances, proper," mid-15c., of unknown origin, perhaps from Middle English noun fit "an adversary of equal power" (mid-13c.), which is perhaps connected to fit (n.1). Related: Fitter; fittest. Survival of the fittest (1867) coined by H. Spencer.

Idioms and Phrases with fitted

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In addition to the idioms beginning with fit

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Examples from the Web for fitted

Contemporary Examples

The Duplex Drive (called DD) was one: an amphibious conversion which could be fitted to a normal Sherman tank.

The coat, with fitted bodice, nipped-in waist, and full skirt, created a familiar silhouette for Kate.

In the future, the ship could be fitted with futuristic lasers and electro-magnetic rail-guns too.

Together, they formed an almost impenetrable sea of fitted baseball caps surrounding the stage.

Currently only Russian rocket engines, fitted with the Russian ISS docking system, can reboost the Space Station.

Historical Examples

But you are fitted for society, and it is shameful to have you exiled from it.

YOU know he is fitted for something better than cow-punching.

Another, fitted up as a dairy, was hardly less of a picture.

It was laid by the Monarch, a paddle steamer which had been fitted for the work.

It was not fitted out upon the scale which Nelson had proposed.

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