fit.
Suitable; proper
Meaning & usage
Suitable; proper
You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.
Adapted to a purpose or environment.
survival of the fittest
In good shape; physically well.
You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit.
Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
I think the girl working in the office is fit.
Prepared; ready.
Where this word comes from
Possibly from Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”), of uncertain further origin. The original sense appears to have been "to marshal or deploy troops", which shifted to "to suit (troops to a certain location" > "suitable", and may be further related to Icelandic fitja (“to web, knit, cast on”).
To be suitable for.
It fits the purpose.
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.
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.
To be of the right size and shape
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.
To make conform in size and shape.
I want to fit the drapes to the windows.
To make conform in size and shape. To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
I had a suit fitted by the tailor.
To be in agreement with.
These definitions fit most of the usage.
To adjust.
The regression program fit a line to the data.
To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
To equip or supply.
The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month.
To make ready.
I’m fitting the ship for a summer sail home.
I’m fitting to go home and sleep.
To be seemly.
To be proper or becoming.
To be in harmony.
The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit.
Where this word comes from
Possibly from Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”), of uncertain further origin. The original sense appears to have been "to marshal or deploy troops", which shifted to "to suit (troops to a certain location" > "suitable", and may be further related to Icelandic fitja (“to web, knit, cast on”).
The degree to which something fits.
This shirt is a bad fit.
Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight fit.
Conformity of elements one to another.
It's hard to get a good fit using second-hand parts.
The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
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.
Goodness of fit.
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.
Where this word comes from
Possibly from Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”), of uncertain further origin. The original sense appears to have been "to marshal or deploy troops", which shifted to "to suit (troops to a certain location" > "suitable", and may be further related to Icelandic fitja (“to web, knit, cast on”).
A section of a poem or ballad.
Where this word comes from
Unknown, possibly from Old English fitt (“song”), or from the sense of fitted to length. Compare Old Saxon *fittea (attested in the borrowed Latin vittea).
A seizure or convulsion.
My grandfather died after having a fit.
A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
A sudden outburst of emotion.
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.
A sudden burst (of an activity).
Where this word comes from
Unknown. From Middle English fit (“hardship, danger”), possibly from Old English fitt (“conflict”)—a word only attested once. Compare Cornish fit (“game match, bout”); or else, maybe cognate with Italian fitta (“sudden and stabbing pain”) (see further at Latin fīgere).
To suffer a fit.
Where this word comes from
Unknown. From Middle English fit (“hardship, danger”), possibly from Old English fitt (“conflict”)—a word only attested once. Compare Cornish fit (“game match, bout”); or else, maybe cognate with Italian fitta (“sudden and stabbing pain”) (see further at Latin fīgere).
An outfit, a set of clothing.
How do you like the fit?
Where this word comes from
Clipping of outfit.
simple past and past participle of fight; fought.
Where this word comes from
Formed from fight on the model of bite:bit and light:lit.
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