fit
The degree to which something fitsThe degree to which something fits.
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Examples
631 sentencesMeaning
12 sensesThe degree to which something fits.
This shirt is a bad fit.
Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight fit.
Passform
the manner in which something fits
A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
Anfall
при́ступprístup
при́ступprýstup
A seizure or convulsion.
My grandfather died after having a fit.
Anfall
припа́докpripádok
при́падокprýpadok, припа́докprypádok
More meanings 9
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.
Anfall
поры́вporýv
Conformity of elements one to another.
It's hard to get a good fit using second-hand parts.
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.
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.
The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
Goodness of fit.
A sudden burst (of an activity).
(archaic)A section of a poem or ballad.
(slang)An outfit, a set of clothing.
How do you like the fit?
Origin
Possibly from Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”), of uncertain further oriPossibly 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”).
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).
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).
Clipping of outfit.
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Forms
plural: fitsSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
20 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- shoes that fit
- fit into this
- fits perfectly
- this coat fits
- big to fit
- able to fit
See also
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