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to fit

to fit

969 1.0
To match or go well with something
  • verb
  • /fɪt/
translation icon : ajustarse a
  • This job opportunity fits my skills and career goals very well.
  • fits well
  • the model fits
  • fits the data

Because most people don't neatly fit into two camps.

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Examples

  • How does your intervention program fit within the collection of other programming offered to students?

    Academic text (2013)

  • Make sure the new software fits your system's requirements before installing it.

  • Oh, yeah, I think it's going to fit now.

  • Did you manage to fit in better at school?

    All of Us Strangers (2023)

  • I really feel like I fit in up here.

    Blood Hook (1987)

  • Yes, I think I can fit you in with a double room for that date.

    Come Play with Me (1977)

  • I just wanted to fit in, so I did what anyone else in my position would do.

    Blue Like Jazz (2012)

  • Only you know if this term fits you or someone you know.

    DoctorRamani

  • I tell you, it all fits together like a watch.

    Double Indemnity (1944)

  • We will find duties to fit their capacity.

    Hitler's Children (1943)

Synonyms

to go
vsto fit
∞ 1.8

To fit with a particular thing or place

is more about meeting requirements or being acceptable overall
to match
vsto fit
841 1.0

To be the same color or style as something else

means being acceptable or meeting demands, not only looking similar
to apply
vsto fit
832 2.0

Be relevant to a person, group, or situation

covers general matching or acceptability beyond mere relevance
to fill
vsto fit
785 1.0

To satisfy a need or a requirement

refers more to being suitable or acceptable than to supplying goods
to meet
vsto fit
660 1.3

To satisfy a rule or need

is about being appropriate or acceptable rather than actively doing it
to suit
vsto fit
303 1.9

To be good for someone's needs or plans

is about general suitability rather than personal convenience
to fulfill
vsto fit
  • US
265 2.8

To do what is required or promised

emphasizes being appropriate or matching requirements rather than performing actions
to agree
vsto fit
255 1.0

Be the same as another thing or match it

focuses on meeting needs or being acceptable rather than mere consistency
to satisfy
vsto fit
243 2.8

Meet a rule or requirement

focuses on suitability or acceptability more than on providing effort
to correspond
vsto fit
68 3.8

Be similar to something in meaning, amount or place

focuses on general appropriateness rather than precise equivalence
to conform to
vsto fit
50 3.7

Do what rules or standards say you must

focuses on being acceptable or matching needs rather than rule compliance
to fit in
vsto fit
44 3.2

Match another thing and look good together

is about suitability in any sense, not only social belonging
to answer
vsto fit
26 3.5

To be enough to meet a need or purpose

describes general appropriateness or correspondence rather than sufficiency alone
to befit
vsto fit
25 6.8

To be suitable for a person or situation

is a wider idea of being acceptable or meeting requirements
to fit the bill
vsto fit
  • Informal
19 3.9

To be right for a specific purpose or need

means general appropriateness rather than practical sufficiency in one use
to jibe
vsto fit
9 7.1

To agree with something or match it

refers more to acceptability or meeting needs than to simple agreement
to tally
vsto fit
2 3.4

To match facts or statements

is broader, applying to general suitability not only factual agreement
to fill the bill
vsto fit
2 4.0

To be right for a particular purpose or need

is a broader idea of being fitting or acceptable across situations
to beseem
vsto fit
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To be suitable for a person or occasion

is general suitability and acceptability beyond formal tone

Antonyms

inappropriate
354 3.7

Not right for a situation or event

unsuitable
20 2.6

Not right for a person, place, or purpose

Idioms

to have a fit
  • Informal
16 5.3

To suddenly become very angry or upset and show it strongly

to throw a fit
  • Informal
12 6.1

To suddenly become very angry or upset in a loud, obvious way

to fit the crime
9 5.8

To match a punishment to how serious the crime is

fit as a fiddle
  • Informal
6 4.2

In very good health and full of energy

fit for a king
4 5.6

Very fancy and of high quality, like what a king would use

fit to be tied
  • Informal
2 8.6

Feeling very angry and upset

fit for Croesus
  • Literature
9.9

Very fancy and expensive, for a very rich person

fit to wake the dead
  • Informal
8.3

A very loud sound that could wake people nearby

Phrasal Verbs

to fit in
172 3.0

Be part of a group and feel accepted by others

to fit in
44 3.2

Match another thing and look good together

to fit the bill
  • Informal
19 3.9

To be right for a specific purpose or need

to fit out
1 4.2

To give a person or place the supplies needed for a specific purpose

Compounds

fit jean
1 3.4

A pair of jeans that are close to the body

fit of frustration
5.8

A short sudden moment when someone becomes very angry because things go wrong

How Suitable

ideal
241 3.8
to suit
303 1.9
to fit
969 1.0
mismatch
21 3.6

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Fit The verb fit meaning 'match' comes from the same idea of joining or fitting together, like shoes that go with a dress. So to fit is to be suitable or to correspond with something.