Fit Definition

fĭt
fits, fitted, fitter, fittest, fitting
verb
fits, fitted, fitting
To be suitable or adapted to; be in accord with.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
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To be the proper size, shape, etc. for.
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To be suitable or proper.
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To make or alter so as to be suitable or proper.
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To measure (a person) for something that must be fitted.

Fit him for a new suit.
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adjective
fitter, fittest
Adapted, adjusted, qualified, or suited to some purpose, function, situation, etc.
Food fit to eat.
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Proper; right; appropriate.
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In good physical condition; healthy.
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Disturbed enough; inclined.
She was fit to scream.
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Able to survive and produce viable offspring in a particular environment.
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noun
fits
The condition of fitting or being fitted.
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The manner or degree of fitting or of fitting together.
A good fit, a tight fit.
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Anything that fits.
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The degree of precision with which surfaces are adjusted or adapted to each other in a machine or collection of parts.
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Any sudden, uncontrollable attack; paroxysm.
A fit of coughing.
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abbreviation
(travel industry, aviation) Fully inclusive tour.
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(travel industry, aviation) Fully independent travel.
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idiom
fit to be tied
  • Roused to great anger or indignation; outraged.
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fit to kill
  • To an extreme or elaborate degree:

    dressed up fit to kill.

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by
  • With irregular intervals of action and inaction; intermittently.
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fit to be tied
  • extremely frustrated and angry
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fit to kill
  • excessively; immoderately
  • strikingly or showily

    dressed fit to kill

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Other Word Forms of Fit

Noun

Singular:
fit
Plural:
fits

Adjective

Base Form:
fit
Superlative:
fittest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Fit

Origin of Fit

  • Middle English hardship probably from Old English fitt struggle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English fitten to be suitable, marshal troops

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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