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.
Webster's New World
To be the proper size, shape, etc. for.
Webster's New World
To be suitable or proper.
Webster's New World
To make or alter so as to be suitable or proper.
Webster's New World
To measure (a person) for something that must be fitted.
Fit him for a new suit.
Webster's New World
adjective
fitter, fittest
Adapted, adjusted, qualified, or suited to some purpose, function, situation, etc.
Food fit to eat.
Webster's New World
Proper; right; appropriate.
Webster's New World
In good physical condition; healthy.
Webster's New World
Disturbed enough; inclined.
She was fit to scream.
Webster's New World
Able to survive and produce viable offspring in a particular environment.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
fits
The condition of fitting or being fitted.
Webster's New World
The manner or degree of fitting or of fitting together.
A good fit, a tight fit.
Webster's New World
Anything that fits.
Webster's New World
The degree of precision with which surfaces are adjusted or adapted to each other in a machine or collection of parts.
American Heritage
Any sudden, uncontrollable attack; paroxysm.
A fit of coughing.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
(travel industry, aviation) Fully inclusive tour.
Wiktionary
(travel industry, aviation) Fully independent travel.
Wiktionary
idiom
fit to be tied
- Roused to great anger or indignation; outraged.
American Heritage
fit to kill
- To an extreme or elaborate degree:
dressed up fit to kill.
American Heritage
by
- With irregular intervals of action and inaction; intermittently.
American Heritage
fit to be tied
- extremely frustrated and angry
Webster's New World
fit to kill
- excessively; immoderately
- strikingly or showily
dressed fit to kill
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Fit
Noun
Singular:
fit
Plural:
fitsAdjective
Base Form:
fit
Superlative:
fittestIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Fit
- fit to be tied
- fit to kill
- by
- fit to be tied
- fit to kill
- by fits (and starts)
- have a 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
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to fit using the buttons below.