fit
see also: FIT, FiT
Pronunciation Etymology 1

Possibly from Middle English fit.

Adjective

fit (comparative fitter, superlative fittest)

  1. Suitable; proper.
    You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC ↗, Job 34:18 ↗:
      Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked?
    • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
      He had drunk more than was fit for him, and he was singing some light song, when he saw approaching, as he said, the pale horse mentioned in the Revelation, with Death seated as the rider.
  2. Adapted to a purpose or environment.
    survival of the fittest
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act I, scene iv]:
      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.
  5. Prepared; ready.
    • 1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC ↗:
      So fit to shoot, she singled forth among her foes who first her quarry's strength should feel.
Translations Translations Translations
  • French: en bonne forme
  • German: fit, in Form, durchtrainiert
  • Italian: in forma
  • Portuguese: em (boa) forma
  • Russian: в хороший
  • Spanish: en (buena) forma
Translations Verb

fit (fits, present participle fitting; simple past and past participle fitted)

  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. (intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
    Ten clowns fit in the car, but not a hundred.
    The elevator can fit up to 10 people.
  3. (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.
  4. (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
    • 2016 February 2, Kate Winslet et 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.
  5. (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.
  6. (transitive) To be in agreement with.
    These definitions fit most of the usage.
  7. (transitive) To adjust.
    The regression program fit a line to the data.
  8. (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
  9. (transitive) To equip or supply.
    The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month.
  10. (transitive) To make ready.
    I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home.
  11. (intransitive, archaic) To be seemly.
  12. To be proper or becoming.
    • 1725, Homer, “Book III”, in [Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume I, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC ↗:
      Nor fits it to prolong the heav'nly feast.
  13. (intransitive) To be in harmony.
    The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit.
Translations Translations Translations Translations Translations Translations Translations Translations 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) Measure of 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.
Translations
  • German: Passform
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.
Etymology 3

See more at Latin figere.

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
Translations Translations Translations Verb

fit (fits, present participle fitting; simple past and past participle fitted)

  1. (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.
Etymology 4

Formed from fight on the model of bite:bit and light:lit.

Verb
  1. (AAVE, Southern US, dated) Simple past tense and past participle of fight; fought.
    • c. 19th century, unknown author, Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
      Joshua fit the battle of Jericho and the walls came tumbling down
Noun

fit (plural fits)

  1. (slang) An outfit, a set of clothing.
    How do you like the fit?

FIT
Noun

fit

  1. (countable) Initialism of feed-in tariff
  2. (uncountable, aviation, travel industry) Initialism of fully inclusive tour
  3. (uncountable, aviation, travel industry) Initialism of fully independent travel

FiT
Noun

fit (plural fits)

  1. Initialism of feed-in tariff



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