to fit in
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3.0
- phrasal verb
- /fɪt ɪn/
- Joining the art club helped him fit in and make new connections.
- fit in with peers
- fit in here
- struggle to fit in
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Watch on YouTubeStop, stop shrinking, stop trying to fit in, stop performing.
- Stop, stop shrinking, stop trying to fit in, stop performing.
- Where where does that person fit in and what's their arc?
- And there you have Leonardo, who both fits in and doesn't fit in.
- So trying to fit in was always a challenge.
- You need to change this about yourself to fit in, and then you'll do great.
- And they shrink to conform, to fit in with these small people around them.
- And I don't care if I don't fit in with my classmates or my peers.
- I stayed there and an attempt to nervously fit in to the conversation.
- And I feel like, you know, I fit in where I fit in.
- Then there's slaves and and you can fit in to any of these sorts of things.
Examples
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After moving to a new city, I found it difficult to fit in with my coworkers.
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Did you manage to fit in better at school?
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Stop trying to fit in and start trying to stand out.
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So trying to fit in was always a challenge.
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My generation grew up during a time when we tried to fit in; my whole family did.
Fiction book (1994) -
Consideration is given to how the student may fit in with the group.
Academic text (2001) -
You worry that your child will never fit in socially, emotionally, or academically.
Academic text (2006) -
I feel that my apparel helps me to "fit in" with my peers at the University of Georgia.
Academic text (2011) -
And frankly, I don't think I ever really fit in because, well, if I'm being honest, I was just as weird as you when I was a kid.
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She felt happy when she finally started to fit in with her new group of friends.
Synonyms
682
1.8
To feel accepted as part of a group
84
3.2
Think and act like other people or follow rules
81
3.7
Be similar to people or things around you so you are not noticed
71
3.1
Join and talk with other people at a meeting or party
47
6.1
Become similar to other people by joining their group and learning their customs
39
4.1
To become part of a larger group and take part in its life
13
3.7
To join a group, team, or club
Antonyms
How Accepted
Surface Forms
Morphology
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 image of a person finding a place inside a group, like someone fitting into a circle of friends. When a person can settle into that space and feel part of the group, they fit in, so the phrase means 'to be accepted as a member of a group'.