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Webster's 1828 DictionaryFIT, n. [L. peto, impeto, to assult, or to Eng. pet, and primarily to denote a rushing on or attach, or a start. See fit, suitable.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)adj Merriam Webster's
Oxford Reference Dictionary1. adj., v., n., & adv. --adj. (fitter, fittest) 1 a (usu. foll. by for, or to + infin.) well adapted or suited. b (foll. by to + infin.) qualified, competent, worthy. c (foll. by for, or to + infin.) in a suitable condition, ready. d (foll. by for) good enough (a dinner fit for a king). e (foll. by to + infin.) sufficiently exhausted, troubled, or angry (fit to drop). 2 in good health or athletic condition. 3 proper, becoming, right (it is fit that). --v. (fitted, fitting) 1 a tr. (also absol.) be of the right shape and size for (the dress fits her; the key doesn't fit the lock; these shoes don't fit). b tr. make, fix, or insert (a thing) so that it is of the right size or shape (fitted shelves in the alcoves). c intr. (often foll. by in, into) (of a component) be correctly positioned (that bit fits here). d tr. find room for (can't fit another person on the bench). 2 tr. (foll. by for, or to + infin.) a make suitable; adapt. b make competent (fitted him to be a priest). 3 tr. (usu. foll. by with) supply, furnish (fitted the boat with a new rudder). 4 tr. fix in place (fit a lock on the door). 5 tr. = fit on. 6 tr. be in harmony with, befit, become (it fits the occasion; the punishment fits the crime). --n. the way in which a garment, component, etc., fits (a bad fit; a tight fit). --adv. (foll. by to + infin.) colloq. in a suitable manner, appropriately (was laughing fit to bust). Phrases and idioms: fit the bill = fill the bill. fit in 1 (often foll. by with) be (esp. socially) compatible or accommodating (doesn't fit in with the rest of the group; tried to fit in with their plans). 2 find space or time for (an object, engagement, etc.) (the dentist fitted me in at the last minute). fit on try on (a garment). fit out (or up) (often foll. by with) equip. fit-up Theatr. sl. 1 a temporary stage etc. 2 a travelling company. see (or think) fit (often foll. by to + infin.) decide or choose (a specified course of action). Derivatives: fitly adv. fitness n. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 2. n. 1 a sudden seizure of epilepsy, hysteria, apoplexy, fainting, or paralysis, with unconsciousness or convulsions. 2 a sudden brief attack of an illness or of symptoms (fit of coughing). 3 a sudden short bout or burst (fit of energy; fit of giggles). 4 colloq. an attack of strong feeling (fit of rage). 5 a capricious impulse; a mood (when the fit was on him). Phrases and idioms: by (or in) fits and starts spasmodically. give a person a fit colloq. surprise or outrage him or her. have a fit colloq. be greatly surprised or outraged. in fits laughing uncontrollably. Etymology: ME, = position of danger, perh. = OE fitt conflict (?) 3. n. (also fytte) archaic a section of a poem. Etymology: OE fitt Webster's 1913 DictionaryFit Fit, imp. & p. p. of Fight. [Obs. or Colloq.] Webster's 1913 DictionaryFit Fit, n. [AS. fitt a song.] In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus. [Written also fitte, fytte, etc.] To play some pleasant fit. --Spenser. Webster's 1913 DictionaryFit Fit, a. [Compar. Fitter; superl. Fittest.] [OE. fit, fyt; cf. E. feat neat, elegant, well made, or icel. fitja to web, knit, OD. vitten to suit, square, Goth. f?tjan to adorn. ? 77.] 1. Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by nature or by art; suited by character, qualitties, circumstances, education, etc.; qualified; competent; worthy. That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. --Shak. Fit audience find, though few. --Milton. 2. Prepared; ready. [Obs.] So fit to shoot, she singled forth among her foes who first her quarry's strength should feel. --Fairfax. 3. Conformed to a standart of duty, properiety, or taste; convenient; meet; becoming; proper. Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked? --Job xxxiv. 18. Syn: Suitable; proper; appropriate; meet; becoming; expedient; congruous; correspondent; apposite; apt; adapted; prepared; qualified; competent; adequate. Webster's 1913 DictionaryFit Fit, v. i. 1. To be proper or becoming. Nor fits it to prolong the feast. --Pope. 2. To be adjusted to a particular shape or size; to suit; to be adapted; as, his coat fits very well. Webster's 1913 DictionaryFit Fit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fitting.] 1. To make fit or suitable; to adapt to the purpose intended; to qualify; to put into a condition of readiness or preparation. The time is fitted for the duty. --Burke. The very situation for which he was peculiarly fitted by nature. --Macaulay. 2. To bring to a required form and size; to shape aright; to adapt to a model; to adjust; -- said especially of the work of a carpenter, machinist, tailor, etc. The carpenter . . . marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes. --Is. xliv. 13. 3. To supply with something that is suitable or fit, or that is shaped and adjusted to the use required. No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves. --Shak. 4. To be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits you, put it on. That's a bountiful answer that fits all questions. --Shak. That time best fits the work. --Shak. To fit out, to supply with necessaries or means; to furnish; to equip; as, to fit out a privateer. To fit up, to firnish with things suitable; to make proper for the reception or use of any person; to prepare; as, to fit up a room for a guest. Webster's 1913 DictionaryFit Fit, n. 1. The quality of being fit; adjustment; adaptedness; as of dress to the person of the wearer. 2. (Mach.) (a) The coincidence of parts that come in contact. (b) The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly. Fit rod (Shipbuilding), a gauge rod used to try the depth of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of the bolt required. --Knight. Webster's 1913 DictionaryFit Fit, n. [AS. fit strife, fight; of uncertain origin. [root] 77.] 1. A stroke or blow. [Obs. or R.] Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin, That keeps thy body from the bitter fit. --Spenser. 2. A sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces convulsions or unconsciousness; a convulsion; a paroxysm; hence, a period of exacerbation of a disease; in general, an attack of disease; as, a fit of sickness. And when the fit was on him, I did mark How he did shake. --Shak. 3. A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a time; a temporary, absorbing affection; a paroxysm; as, a fit melancholy, of passion, or of laughter. All fits of pleasure we balanced by an equal degree of pain. --Swift. The English, however, were on this subject prone to fits of jealously. --Macaulay. 4. A passing humor; a caprice; a sudden and unusual effort, activity, or motion, followed by relaxation or insction; an impulse and irregular action. The fits of the season. --Shak. 5. A darting point; a sudden emission. [R.] A tongue of light, a fit of flame. --Coleridge. By fits, By fits and starts, by intervals of action and re?pose; impulsively and irregularly; intermittently. Collin's Cobuild DictionaryI. BEING RIGHT OR GOING IN THE RIGHT PLACE (fits, fitting, fitted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In American English the form 'fit' is used in the present tense and sometimes also as the past tense and past participle of the verb. Please look at category 13 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. If something fits, it is the right size and shape to go onto a person's body or onto a particular object. The sash, kimono, and other garments were made to fit a child... She has to go to the men's department to find trousers that fit at the waist... Line a tin with lightly-greased greaseproof paper, making sure the corners fit well. VERB: V n, V prep/adv, V prep/adv 2. If something is a good fit, it fits well. Eventually he was happy that the sills and doors were a reasonably good fit. N-SING: adj N 3. If you are fitted for a particular piece of clothing, you try it on so that the person who is making it can see where it needs to be altered. She was being fitted for her wedding dress. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed for n 4. If something fits somewhere, it can be put there or is designed to be put there. ...a pocket computer which is small enough to fit into your pocket... He folded his long legs to fit under the table... VERB: V prep/adv, V prep/adv 5. If you fit something into a particular space or place, you put it there. She fitted her key in the lock... When the crown has been made you go back and the dentist will fit it into place. VERB: V n prep/adv, V n prep/adv 6. If you fit something somewhere, you attach it there, or put it there carefully and securely. Fit hinge bolts to give extra support to the door lock... Peter had built the overhead ladders, and the next day he fitted them to the wall... VERB: V n, V n prep 7. If something fits something else or fits into it, it goes together well with that thing or is able to be part of it. Her daughter doesn't fit the current feminine ideal... Fostering is a full-time job and you should carefully consider how it will fit into your career... There's something about the way he talks of her that doesn't fit. VERB: V n, V in/into n, V 8. You can say that something fits a particular person or thing when it is appropriate or suitable for them or it. The punishment must always fit the crime. = match VERB: V n 9. If something is fit for a particular purpose, it is suitable for that purpose. Of the seven bicycles we had, only two were fit for the road. ...safety measures intended to reassure consumers that the meat is fit to eat... ADJ: oft ADJ for n, ADJ to-inf, ADJ n to-inf, ADJ n for n 10. If someone is fit to do something, they have the appropriate qualities or skills that will allow them to do it. You're not fit to be a mother!... He was not a fit companion for their skipper that particular morning. ADJ: oft ADJ to-inf, ADJ for n, ADJ n for n, ADJ n to-inf • fitness There is a debate about his fitness for the highest office... N-UNCOUNT: N for n, N to-inf 11. If something fits someone for a particular task or role, it makes them good enough or suitable for it. (FORMAL) ...a man whose past experience fits him for the top job in education... It is not a person's gender that fits them to be a vicar but what is in their hearts. VERB: V n for n, V n to-inf 12. If you say that someone sees fit to do something, you mean that they are entitled to do it, but that you disapprove of their decision to do it. (FORMAL) He's not a friend, you say, yet you saw fit to lend him money. PHRASE: V inflects [disapproval] 13. fit the bill: see bill to fit like a glove: see glove not in a fit state: see state see also fitted, fitting II. HEALTHY (fitter, fittest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Please look at category 2 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. Someone who is fit is healthy and physically strong. An averagely fit person can master easy ski runs within a few days. ? unfit ADJ • fitness Squash was once thought to offer all-round fitness. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n 2. fit as a fiddle: see fiddle fighting fit: see fight III. UNCONTROLLABLE MOVEMENTS OR EMOTIONS (fits) 1. If someone has a fit they suddenly lose consciousness and their body makes uncontrollable movements. About two in every five epileptic fits occur during sleep... = seizure N-COUNT 2. If you have a fit of coughing or laughter, you suddenly start coughing or laughing in an uncontrollable way. Halfway down the cigarette she had a fit of coughing... N-COUNT: with supp, N of n 3. If you do something in a fit of anger or panic, you are very angry or afraid when you do it. Pattie shot Tom in a fit of jealous rage. N-COUNT: N of n 4. If you say that someone will have a fit when they hear about something, you mean that they will be very angry or shocked. (INFORMAL) He'd have a fit if he knew what we were up to! = go mad PHRASE: V inflects 5. Something that happens in fits and starts or by fits and starts keeps happening and then stopping again. My slimming attempts tend to go in fits and starts... Military technology advances by fits and starts. PHRASE: PHR after v Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueSuitable. It won't fit; It will not suit or do. Airports
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