fit

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Possibly from the Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”).

Adjective [edit]

fit (comparative fitter, superlative fittest)

  1. Suitable, proper.
    You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.
    • 2005, Lesley Brown, Sophist, translation of original by Plato:
      The rest we'll leave to be examined later, if we think fit;
  2. Adapted to a purpose or environment.
    survival of the fittest.
  3. In good shape; physically well.
    You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit.
  4. (UK, slang) Good looking, fanciable, attractive, beautiful.
    I think the girl working in the office is fit.
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from fit (adjective)
Translations [edit]
suitable, proper
adapted to a purpose or environment
in good shape
good-looking (female)

Etymology 2 [edit]

From the adjective fit (“suitable”).

Verb [edit]

fit (third-person singular simple present fits, present participle fitting, simple past fitted or fit, past participle fitted or fit)

  1. (transitive) To be suitable for.
    It fits the purpose.
    • 1918, Richard Dennis Teall Hollister, Speech-making, publ. George Wahr, pg. 81:
      The speaker should be certain that his subject fits the occasion.
  2. (transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
    The small shirt doesn't fit me, so I'll buy the medium size.
    If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.
  3. (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
    I want to fit the drapes to the windows.
    1. (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
      I had a suit fitted by the tailor.
  4. (transitive) To be in agreement with.
    These definitions fit most of the usage.
  5. (transitive) To adjust.
    The regression program fit a line to the data.
  6. (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
  7. (transitive) To equip or supply.
    The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month.
  8. (transitive) To make ready.
    I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home.
  9. (intransitive, archaic) To be seemly.
  10. (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape, as of clothing.
    I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit.
  11. (intransitive) To be in harmony.
    The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to be suitable for
to conform to in size and shape
to make conform in size and shape
to tailor
to be in agreement with
adjust — see adjust
attach
equip or supply
make ready — see prepare
to be seemly
to have right size and cut, as of clothing
to be in harmony

Noun [edit]

fit (plural fits)

  1. The degree to which something fits.
    This shirt is a bad fit.
    Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight fit.
  2. Conformity of elements one to another.
    It's hard to get a good fit using second-hand parts.
  3. (advertising) how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
    The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the “White Picket Fence” commercial had strong fit ratings.
  4. (statistics) goodness of fit.
Usage notes [edit]

Usually used in the singular preceded by an indefinite article and an adjective.

Translations [edit]
degree to which something fits

References [edit]

  • (advertising): The Advertising Research Handbook Charles E. Young, Ideas in Flight, Seattle, WA, April 2005

Etymology 3 [edit]

Unknown, possibly from Old English fitt (“song”), or, from the sense of fitted to length.

Noun [edit]

fit (plural fits)

  1. (archaic) A section of a poem or ballad.

References [edit]

  • Oxford English Dictionary: fit, fyte n. 1

Etymology 4 [edit]

Unknown, possibly from Old English fitt (“conflict”).

Noun [edit]

fit (plural fits)

  1. (medicine) A seizure or convulsion.
    My grandfather died after having a fit.
  2. (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
  3. A sudden outburst of emotion.
    He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes.
    She had a fit and had thrown all of his clothes out of the window.
    He threw a fit when his car broke down.
  4. A sudden burst (of an activity).
    • 2007 July 9, Ryan J. Foley, “Wisconsin city^s largest employer threatens to leave over ethanol”, Associated Press:
      A fit of spring-cleaning led Eric Brooks to a box of old newspaper clips from 1997.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from fit (noun)
Translations [edit]
seizure
sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom
sudden outburst of emotion

Verb [edit]

fit (third-person singular simple present fits, present participle fitting, simple past and past participle fitted)

  1. (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.

Statistics [edit]

Catalan [edit]

Adjective [edit]

fit m (feminine fita, masculine plural fits, feminine plural fites)

  1. fixed (of eyes, regard, etc.)

Noun [edit]

fit m (plural fits)

  1. target

Czech [edit]

Adjective [edit]

fit

  1. fit, healthy

Usage notes [edit]

  • This adjective is indeclinable.

Dutch [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

fit (comparative fitter, superlative fitst)

  1. fit (in good shape)

French [edit]

Verb [edit]

fit

  1. third-person singular indicative past historic of faire

Icelandic [edit]

An example of interdigital webbing on a frog.
A casting on.

Noun [edit]

fit f (genitive singular fitjar, plural fitjar)

  1. (zoology) web, interdigital webbing, a membrane that connects the digits of an animal
  2. (knitting) a casting on, casting on

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Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

fit

  1. third-person singular present passive indicative of faciō

Lojban [edit]

Rafsi [edit]

fit

  1. rafsi of friti.

Scots [edit]

Noun [edit]

fit (plural fits)

  1. foot
  2. lower end (of a street, river, field etc)
  3. what (Doric)

Derived terms [edit]

Verb [edit]

tae fit (third-person singular simple present fits, present participle fitin, simple past fitt, past participle fitt)

  1. to foot

Volapük [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

fit (plural fits)

  1. (male or female) fish (cold-blooded vertebrate)

Declension [edit]

declension of fit
singular plural
nominative fit fits
genitive fita fitas
dative fite fites
accusative fiti fitis
predicative fitu fitus
vocative o fit! o fits!

Derived terms [edit]

Terms derived from fit "fish"

See also [edit]

See also
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