Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To experience an epileptic seizure.

    She needs to keep her sugar level low or she'll have a fit.

  2. (idiomatic)To become suddenly enraged.

    She'll have a fit when she finds out a younger woman got the job she was hoping for.

More definitions
  • get very angry and fly into a rage

Examples

36 sentences

  1. Tom is going to have a fit.

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  2. This job has been a good fit for me.

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  3. The clothes Tom has on don't fit him very well.

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  4. Tom would have a fit if you told him to do that.

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  5. I didn't have enough space to fit my lunch in the bag.

    ruВ моей сумке не было достаточно места, чтобы положить обед. — odexed

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Forms

has a fit, having a fit, had a fit, had a fit
Base formhave a fit · to have a fit
3rd person singularhas a fit
Present participlehaving a fit
Past simplehad a fit
Past participlehad a fit

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhave a fit
he, she, ithas a fit

Past simpleLesson

all personshad a fit

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave had a fit
he, she, ithas had a fit

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill have a fit

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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