English Online Dictionary. What means fit? What does fit mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Etymology 1
Unknown. Possibly from Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”).
Adjective
fit (comparative fitter, superlative fittest)
- Suitable, proper.
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- In good shape; physically well.
- (Britain, informal, chiefly slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
- Prepared; ready.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
fit (third-person singular simple present fits, present participle fitting, simple past and past participle fitted or fit)
- (transitive) To be suitable for.
- 1918, Richard Dennis Teall Hollister, Speech-making, publ. George Wahr, pg. 81:
- The speaker should be certain that his subject fits the occasion.
- 1918, Richard Dennis Teall Hollister, Speech-making, publ. George Wahr, pg. 81:
- (intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- (transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
- (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
- (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (transitive) To be in agreement with.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
- (transitive) To equip or supply.
- (transitive) To make ready.
- (intransitive, archaic) To be seemly.
- To be proper or becoming.
- (intransitive) To be in harmony.
Usage notes
- In senses 1 to 6, this is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
fit (plural fits)
- The degree to which something fits.
- Conformity of elements one to another.
- The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
- (advertising) Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
- (statistics) Goodness of fit.
- (bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
Usage notes
Usually used in the singular preceded by an indefinite article and an adjective.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- (advertising): The Advertising Research Handbook Charles E. Young, Ideas in Flight, Seattle, Washington, April 2005
Etymology 2
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).
Noun
fit (plural fits)
- (archaic) A section of a poem or ballad.
- 1771, Samuel Johnson, "Letter to Bennet Langton, Esq. (March 20)," in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), vol 2:
- Dr. Percy has written a long ballad in many fits.
- 1771, Samuel Johnson, "Letter to Bennet Langton, Esq. (March 20)," in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), vol 2:
References
- Oxford English Dictionary: fit, fyte n. 1
Etymology 3
Unknown, possibly from Old English fitt (“conflict”). Compare Cornish fit (“game match, bout”); or else, probably cognate with Italian fitta (“pain, especially sudden and stabbing pain”). See more at Latin fīgere.
Noun
fit (plural fits)
- A seizure or convulsion.
- (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
- A sudden outburst of emotion.
- Synonyms: blowout, hissy, tantrum, spell, moment
- A sudden burst (of an activity).
- Synonyms: flurry, frenzy, paroxysm
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
fit (third-person singular simple present fits, present participle fitting, simple past and past participle fitted)
- (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.
Etymology 4
Formed from fight on the model of bite:bit and light:lit.
Verb
fit
- (African-American Vernacular, Southern US, dated) simple past and past participle of fight; fought.
- c. 19th century, unknown author, Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
- Joshua fit the battle of Jericho and the walls came tumbling down
Etymology 5
Clipping of outfit
Noun
fit (plural fits)
- (slang) An outfit, a set of clothing.
See also
- fit-fit
Anagrams
- ITF, TIF, if't
Albanian
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
fit m (plural fite, definite fiti)
- wedge
- Synonym: pykë
- (figurative) provocation
- Synonyms: spica, kalla
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Back-formation from fitoj (“to profit”).
Noun
fit m (definite fiti)
- (archaic) profit, gain
- Synonym: fitim
Adverb
fit (colloquial)
- even, quits
- Synonyms: barabar, pat
References
Further reading
- “fit”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][4] (in Albanian), 1980, page 477
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fit]
Noun
fit (definite accusative fiti, plural fitlər)
- whistle
- siren (a device that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device)
Declension
Derived terms
- fit çalmaq (“to whistle”)
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin fīctus, archaic past participle of fīgō (“to fasten, fix”). Doublet of fix and fixed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈfit]
- Rhymes: -it
Adjective
fit (feminine fita, masculine plural fits, feminine plural fites)
- fixed, steady (of eyes, regard, etc.)
Derived terms
- de fit a fit
- fitar
Related terms
- fita
- fitó
Noun
fit m (plural fits)
- target
- Synonym: fitó
Further reading
- “fit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chinese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English fit.
Adjective
fit
- (Cantonese) fit (physically well; in good shape)
Alternative forms
- 弗 (fit1)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Irregular romanisation of 法 (fit1).
Noun
fit
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) Used in 符fit.
Etymology 3
Irregular romanisation of 弗 (fit1).
Noun
fit
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) Used in 揸fit and 花fit.
Alternative forms
- 𢝵, 𢞵 (fit1)
Etymology 4
Onomatopoeic.
Verb
fit
- (Cantonese) to whip
Alternative forms
- 𢝵, 𢞵 (fit1)
Etymology 5
Clipping of English fitting room.
Noun
fit
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) fitting room
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɪt]
Adjective
fit (indeclinable)
- fit, healthy
Further reading
- fit in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- fit in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Adjective
fit (comparative fitter, superlative fitst)
- fit (in good shape)
Inflection
French
Pronunciation
Verb
fit
- third-person singular past historic of faire
German
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English fit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Adjective
fit (strong nominative masculine singular fitter, comparative fitter, superlative am fittesten)
- fit (in good physical condition)
Declension
Derived terms
- Fitmacher
- Fitness (rarely Fitheit)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɪːt/
- Rhymes: -ɪːt
Noun
fit f (genitive singular fitjar, nominative plural fitjar)
- (zoology) web, interdigital webbing, a membrane that connects the digits of an animal
- (knitting) a casting on, casting on
Declension
Related terms
- breiðafit
- fitja
- fuglafit
- fuglsfit
- gullfit
- hundafit
- lykkjufit
- Halldórufit
- silfurfit
- skollafit
- sundfit
Further reading
- A deliberation on the word "fit" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")
Latin
Verb
fit
- third-person singular present passive indicative of faciō
- third-person singular present active indicative of fīō
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From English fit, probably through German fit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fit/
- Rhymes: -it
Adjective
fit (masculine fitten, neuter fit, comparative méi fit, superlative am fitsten)
- fit (in good shape)
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From English fit.
Verb
fit
- to be able to, can
- I no fit talk. ― I can not talk.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse fit.
Noun
fit f (definite singular fita or fiti, indefinite plural fitjar or fiter, definite plural fitjane or fitene)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of fet
Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
fit f (genitive fitjar, plural fitjar)
- (zoology, anatomy) webbed foot (of swimming birds)
- (zoology, anatomy) flippers (of a seal)
- (landform) meadowland on the banks of a lake or river
Declension
References
- “fit”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Scots
Etymology 1
Inherited from Northern Middle English fut, from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.
Alternative forms
- fuit, fut, fute
Noun
fit (plural fits)
- foot
- lower end (of a street, river, field etc)
Related terms
- fitbaw
Verb
fit (third-person singular simple present fits, present participle fitin, simple past fitt, past participle fitt)
- to foot
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronoun
fit
- Doric form of what
Spanish
Adjective
fit m or f (masculine and feminine plural fits) or fit (invariable)
- fit (in good shape)
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fit]
Noun
fit (nominative plural fits)
- (male or female) fish (cold-blooded vertebrate)