fit

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /fɪt/

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Verb

Plain form fit

Third-person singular fits

Past tense fitted

Past participle fitted

Present participle fitting

1. (transitive) When you fit something, you match a thing for size, shape or other qualities.

   They fitted his hat.

2. (intransitive) When a thing fits, it is a good match for something.

   These shoes fit me very well.

Adjective

Positive fit

Comparative fitter

Superlative fittest

1. When you are fit, you are healthy and able to do a task.

   After he slept he looked very fit.

Noun

Singular fit

Plural fits

1. When you have a fit, you have a sudden emotion.

   He hit the man in a fit of rage.

2. If you have a fit, your body moves very quickly without your control.

   The man had a fit of epilepsy.

   I suddenly had a coughing fit that I could not stop.

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