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to fit in

to fit in

40 3.2
Match another thing and look good together
  • phrasal verb
  • /fɪt ɪn/
: encajar
  • It's important to choose furniture that fits in with the overall style of your home.
  • fit in well

HP Lovecraft stories would would fit in there so.

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Examples

  • The room didn't fit in with the design of the rest of the house.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Of course it fits in with the decor.

    MouseHunt (1997)

  • Where does art fit in within this time of crisis?

    Stanford

  • And this should fit in here just like that.

  • And everything pretty much fit in this box.

  • How many things can you fit in there?

  • This one, however, could fit in that little hole there.

  • You know, it's just, it seems to work, I think it fits in with everything else we're doing.

    Crash My Funeral (1999)

  • How does that fit in with atomic energy?

    This Island Earth (1955)

  • Where do universities fit in this threatening mix?

Synonyms

to go
vsto fit in
∞ 1.8

To fit with a particular thing or place

is about being harmonious or compatible rather than just suitable
to accord
vsto fit in
410 4.4

To be in agreement with someone or something

is broader, meaning general compatibility rather than formal agreement
to blend in
vsto fit in
81 3.7

Be similar to people or things around you so you are not noticed

is about being harmonious or compatible rather than hiding or blending visually
to go together
vsto fit in
64 2.3

Fit well with each other, especially in color or style

is about overall harmony, not only appearance or suitability
to mesh with
vsto fit in
13 4.7

Fit well together so they work without problems

is broader, meaning harmonious without focusing on functional interaction
to agree
vsto fit in
11 1.0

Be the same as another thing or match it

is about harmony or compatibility of things or people
to dovetail
vsto fit in
10 6.7

To fit things together so they work well and match

is compatible but not necessarily a perfect exact match
to harmonize
vsto fit in
  • US
8 4.1

Make different things agree or work well together

is naturally compatible without needing active adjustment
to consort
vsto fit in
  • Literature
1 7.0

To go well together

is compatible in general without stressing appropriateness

Antonyms

to stand out
253 3.2

To be easy to notice because you are different or better

to clash
13 3.2

To not look or work well together

How Compatible

to fit in
40 3.2
to belong
682 1.8
to blend in
81 3.7
to stick out
42 3.0
to clash
58 3.1

Surface Forms

fit in infinitive
fitted in past
fitted in past participle
fitting in present participle
fits in third person singular

Morphology

fit + in

The sense ‘to be accepted or to blend with a group’ is directly built from 'fit' (to be suitable or match) + 'in' (inside/within a group), so the overall meaning follows a straightforward spatial-to-social composition. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and should be inferable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Fit in comes from the simple image of a shape fitting into a space, like a puzzle piece sliding into its place. Think of the verb fit and the preposition in: when the piece matches it fits in with the others, so the expression means 'to go well together'.