refit
Americanverb (used with object)
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refits,
present (3rd person singular)
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refitted,
past participle, past
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refitting
present participle
verb (used without object)
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refits,
present (3rd person singular)
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refitted,
past participle, past
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refitting
present participle
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to renew supplies or equipment.
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to get refitted.
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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refitsimple
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refitssimple
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have refittedperfect
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has refittedperfect
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am refittingprogressive
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are refittingprogressive
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is refittingprogressive
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have been refittingperfect progressive
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has been refittingperfect progressive
Past
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refittedsimple
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had refittedperfect
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was refittingprogressive
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were refittingprogressive
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had been refittingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of refit
Example Sentences
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Another strength of the Chinese is that they are able to retool and refit their refineries much quicker to treat different grades of crude.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
"We've added over 100 aircraft, nearly completed the refit of legacy narrowbodies, and begun inducting widebodies with new interiors. At the same time, we've laid critical infrastructure... to support our long-term ambitions," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Preparations began last summer for the Pentagon to refit the Qatari jumbo jet that is expected to serve as Air Force One.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Liverpool have been vulnerable in defence ever since head coach Arne Slot and the club's recruitment team embarked on a £450m summer refit that has yet to prove anything like value for money.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
“But it’ll work if you’ve got room. Anyway, we can refit your well. Or rig up some longer cables? It should go in just fine.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Volkswagen has so far spent more than 32 billion euros in vehicle refits, fines and legal costs.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2022
Some companies in the U.S. construction industry have shown interest because they worry that competitors from Europe and China may export prefabricated materials needed for speedy home refits if U.S. companies don’t start making them.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 27, 2022
Air Force officials unveiled plans Feb. 10 to begin discontinuing several older platforms, including retiring some A-10s even as it refits others with new wings.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2020
Rather, it refits their mental engines, calibrating them with a creative mindset and the mental elasticity to invent, discover, or otherwise produce something society deems valuable.”
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2019
She refits her hats and bonnets, retrims her dresses, and in a thousand busy, earnest, happy little ways sets herself to make the most of her small income.
From Household Papers and Stories by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Beginning with tobacco, they refitted the dusty doctrine as a battering ram and swung it at guns, lead paint, opioids and oil companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Many of these nuclear plants are old and will need to be refitted with new technology for them to function safely.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025
Thomas borrowed the money from Welters, a healthcare executive, to buy a 40-foot refitted tour bus in which he tours the country with his wife, Ginni.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
Wall Street analysts had expected the decline, which they attributed to production slowdowns as Tesla refitted factories in the United States and China.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
Everything was repaired, refitted, and recycled, and if one Smokey couldn’t put it to use, it was traded to another.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
The European Parliament’s decision to send its just-signed trade agreement with South America for legal review served as a sharp reminder this week of just how challenging refitting the EU will be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
The home field change is due to Interbay Stadium undergoing refitting to be ADA compliant.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
The 250-foot-long vessel, the Petrel, was bought by the Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen in 2016 and underwent extensive refitting to take part in expeditions to explore shipwrecks around the globe.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
Transit leaders said they will develop a plan for the nearly unprecedented step of refitting 5,984 wheels onto 2,992 axles of all 748 rail cars in the series.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023
This addition of tonnage and weaponry was not, however, the main outcome of this second refitting.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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