fit

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See also: FiT, FIT, and fît

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪt/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

Possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”).

Adjective

fit (comparative fitter, superlative fittest)

  1. Suitable, proper.
    You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.
    • Bible, Job xxxiv. 18
      Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked?
    • 2005, Lesley Brown, Sophist, translation of original by Plato, 243d:
      The rest we'll leave to be examined later, if we think fit;
  2. Adapted to a purpose or environment.
    survival of the fittest
    • (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in.
  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. (British, informal, chiefly slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
    I think the girl working in the office is fit.
    • 2004, Mike Skinner (lyrics and music), “Fit but You Know It”, in A Grand Don't Come for Free, performed by The Streets:
      I think you are really fit / You're fit but my gosh don't you know it.
    • 2007, “Foundations”, in Kate Nash, Paul Eppworth (lyrics), Made of Bricks, performed by Kate Nash:
      I said I'd rather be with your friends, mate, cos they are much fitter.
  5. Prepared; ready.
    • (Can we date this quote by Fairfax and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      So fit to shoot, she singled forth among her foes who first her quarry's strength should feel.
Derived terms
Terms derived from fit (adjective)
Translations

Verb

fit (third-person singular simple present fits, present participle fitting, simple past and 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. (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
    • 2016 February 2, Kate Winslet & al., Jimmy Kimmel Live!
      Even though in a way you let him freeze to death in the water, because the way I see it...
      I agree. Y'know, I think he actually could have fitted on that bit of door.
      There was plenty of room on the raft.
      I know. I know, I know.
    I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit.
    That plug fit into the other socket, but it won't go in this one.
  4. (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.
  5. (transitive) To be in agreement with.
    These definitions fit most of the usage.
  6. (transitive) To adjust.
    The regression program fit a line to the data.
  7. (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
    • 2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
      Williams had a problem fitting his left rear tyre and that left Alonso only 3.1secs adrift when he rejoined from his final stop three laps later.
  8. (transitive) To equip or supply.
    The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month.
  9. (transitive) To make ready.
    I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home.
    • 1871, Florence Nightingale, Una and the Lion, page 12:
      Thirty years ago, if a girl wished for training, there was none to be had. I can truly say there was no training to be had to fit a woman thoroughly for any life whatever.
  10. (intransitive, archaic) To be seemly.
  11. To be proper or becoming.
    • (Can we date this quote by Alexander Pope and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      Nor fits it to prolong the feast.
  12. (intransitive) To be in harmony.
    The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit.
Derived terms
Terms derived from fit (verb)
Translations
adjust — see adjust
make ready — see prepare

Noun

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. The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
  4. (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.
  5. (statistics) Goodness of fit.
  6. (bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
    During the auction, it is often a partnership's goal to find an eight-card major suit fit.
Usage notes

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

Translations

References

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

Etymology 2

Unknown, possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English fitt (“song”), or, from the sense of fitted to length.

Noun

fit (plural fits)

  1. (archaic) A section of a poem or ballad.
    • 1771, Samuel Johnson, "Letter to Bennet Langton, Esq. (March 20)," in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), vol 2:
      Dr. Percy has written a long ballad in many fits.
    • (Can we date this quote by Spenser and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      to play some pleasant fit

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary: fit, fyte n. 1

Etymology 3

Unknown, possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English fitt (“conflict”). Probably cognate with Italian fitta (pain, especially sudden and stabbing pain). See more at Latin fīgere.

Noun

fit (plural fits)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms: blowout, hissy, tantrum, spell, moment
    He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes.
    She had a fit and threw all of his clothes out through the window.
    He threw a fit when his car broke down.
  4. A sudden burst (of an activity).
    Synonyms: flurry, frenzy, paroxysm
    • 2007 July 9, Ryan J. Foley, “Wisconsin city^s largest employer threatens to leave over ethanol”, in Associated Press:
      A fit of spring-cleaning led Eric Brooks to a box of old newspaper clips from 1997.
Derived terms
Terms derived from fit (noun)
Translations

Verb

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  1. (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.
    • 2016, 18 May, Three dogs die and seven more ill after drinking from the same Kent lake amid contamination fears (in The Telegraph)
      A spokesman said: "It is believed they (the dogs) got into the lake and drank from it. They came out and started fitting. Shortly after that three of them died and vets are attempting to resuscitate the other one."

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Of onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

fit (definite accusative fitni, plural fitlər)

  1. whistle
  2. siren (a device that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device)

Declension

Declension of fit
singular plural
nominative fit fitlər
definite accusative fiti fitləri
dative fitə fitlərə
locative fitdə fitlərdə
ablative fitdən fitlərdən
definite genitive fitin fitlərin
Possessive forms of fit
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fitim fitlərim
sənin (“your”) fitin fitlərin
onun (“his/her/its”) fiti fitləri
bizim (“our”) fitimiz fitlərimiz
sizin (“your”) fitiniz fitləriniz
onların (“their”) fiti or fitləri fitləri
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fitimi fitlərimi
sənin (“your”) fitini fitlərini
onun (“his/her/its”) fitini fitlərini
bizim (“our”) fitimizi fitlərimizi
sizin (“your”) fitinizi fitlərinizi
onların (“their”) fitini or fitlərini fitlərini
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fitimə fitlərimə
sənin (“your”) fitinə fitlərinə
onun (“his/her/its”) fitinə fitlərinə
bizim (“our”) fitimizə fitlərimizə
sizin (“your”) fitinizə fitlərinizə
onların (“their”) fitinə or fitlərinə fitlərinə
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fitimdə fitlərimdə
sənin (“your”) fitində fitlərində
onun (“his/her/its”) fitində fitlərində
bizim (“our”) fitimizdə fitlərimizdə
sizin (“your”) fitinizdə fitlərinizdə
onların (“their”) fitində or fitlərində fitlərində
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fitimdən fitlərimdən
sənin (“your”) fitindən fitlərindən
onun (“his/her/its”) fitindən fitlərindən
bizim (“our”) fitimizdən fitlərimizdən
sizin (“your”) fitinizdən fitlərinizdən
onların (“their”) fitindən or fitlərindən fitlərindən
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fitimin fitlərimin
sənin (“your”) fitinin fitlərinin
onun (“his/her/its”) fitinin fitlərinin
bizim (“our”) fitimizin fitlərimizin
sizin (“your”) fitinizin fitlərinizin
onların (“their”) fitinin or fitlərinin fitlərinin

Derived terms

Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

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

Noun

fit m (plural fits)

  1. target

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from English fit.

Pronunciation

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) fit

  1. (Cantonese) fit (physically well; in good shape)

Czech

Adjective

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  1. fit, healthy

Usage notes

  • This adjective is indeclinable.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

fit (comparative fitter, superlative fitst)

  1. fit (in good shape)

Inflection

Declension of fit
uninflected fit
inflected fitte
comparative fitter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial fit fitter het fitst
het fitste
indefinite m./f. sing. fitte fittere fitste
n. sing. fit fitter fitste
plural fitte fittere fitste
definite fitte fittere fitste
partitive fits fitters —

French

Pronunciation

Verb

fit

  1. third-person singular past historic of faire

German

Etymology

From English fit.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fit (comparative fitter, superlative am fittesten)

  1. fit (in good physical shape)

Declension

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Derived terms

Icelandic

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

Pronunciation

Noun

fit f (genitive singular fitjar, nominative plural fitjar)

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

Declension

declension of fit
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fit fitin fitjar fitjarnar
accusative fit fitina fitjar fitjarnar
dative fit fitinni fitjum fitjunum
genitive fitjar fitjarinnar fitja fitjanna

Related terms

Further reading


Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) fit

  1. third-person singular present passive indicative of faciō
  2. third-person singular present active indicative of fīō

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From English fit, probably through German fit.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fit (masculine fitten, neuter fit, comparative méi fit, superlative am fitsten)

  1. fit (in good shape)

Scots

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

fit (plural fits)

  1. foot
  2. lower end (of a street, river, field etc)
Derived terms

Verb

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

  1. to foot

Etymology 2

Variant of whit.

Pronoun

fit (Doric)

  1. what

Volapük

Pronunciation

Noun

fit (nominative plural fits)

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

Declension

declension of fit
singular plural
nominative fit fits
genitive fita fitas
dative fite fites
accusative fiti fitis
vocative 1 o fit! o fits!
predicative 2 fitu fitus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

Terms derived from fit "fish"

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See also

See also

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