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[[t]fɪt[/t]]

adj. fit•ter, fit•test,

1) adapted or suited; appropriate:

This water isn't fit for drinking[/ex]

2) proper or becoming:

fit behavior[/ex]

3) prepared or ready

4) in good physical condition; in good health

5) bio Biol.

being adapted to the prevailing conditions and producing offspring that survive to reproductive age

6) to be adapted to or suitable for (a purpose, object, occasion, etc.)

7) to be proper or becoming for

8) to be of the right size or shape for

9) to make conform; adjust

10) to make qualified or competent

11) to prepare; make ready

12) to put with precise placement or adjustment

13) to provide; furnish; equip:

The car is fitted with radial tires[/ex]

14) to be suitable or proper

15) to be of the right size or shape, as a garment for the wearer

16) phv fit out or up, to furnish with requisite supplies; equip

17) the manner in which a thing fits:

The fit was perfect[/ex]

18) something that fits:

The coat is a poor fit[/ex]

19) the process of fitting

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- fit to be tied

Etymology: 1325–75; ME; akin to MD vitten to befit fit′ly, adv. fit′ta•ble, adj. fit′ter, n. usage: Both fit and fitted are standard as past tense and past participle of fit: The new door fit (or fitted) the old frame perfectly. The suit had fitted (or fit) well last year. fitted is somewhat more common than fit in the sense “to adjust, make conform”: The tailor fitted the suit with a minimum of fuss. In the passive voice, fitted is the more common past participle: The door was fitted with a new handle. II

fit

[[t]fɪt[/t]] n.

1) pat a sudden acute attack or manifestation of a disease, esp. one marked by convulsions or unconsciousness:

a fit of epilepsy[/ex]

2) an onset or period of emotion, inclination, activity, etc.:

a fit of weeping[/ex]

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- by or in fits and starts throw a fit

Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE fitt round of fighting. See fit III III

fit

[[t]fɪt[/t]] n. archaic

lit. mad a division of a song, ballad, or story

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE fitt round of singing, canto