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fit

fit

79 1.0
Suitable and good enough for a particular purpose
  • adjective
  • /fɪt/
translation icon : apto
  • The dress is fit for a formal occasion, making it perfect for the gala.
  • be considered fit
  • fit to rule
  • morally fit

He is not fit for a second term.

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Examples

  • Something fit for a queen!

  • None of these reform strategies has proven itself thoroughly enough to be fit for national adoption.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Royal English breakfast fit for queen.

  • It's my responsibility to ensure that the people who work for this office are fit to do so.

  • All the family are fit and well, with no medical problems.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I find thee most fit for business.

  • He is not fit for a second term.

  • A Prime Minister who simply isn't fit for office.

  • That's Conservatives building a Britain fit for the future.

  • More and more people are discovering that cow's milk isn't fit for human consumption.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

appropriate
vsfit
962 3.5

Right for a particular situation, person, or purpose

expresses correct quality for a purpose rather than social propriety
suitable
vsfit
172 1.8

Right for a certain purpose, person, or situation

emphasizes the correct quality needed for a purpose
fitting
vsfit
168 2.6

Suitable for a person, purpose, or event

focuses on being the right quality rather than matching tone
suited
vsfit
16 2.8

Right for a certain person, job, or situation

stresses having the right inherent quality for the role
befitting
vsfit
2 4.6

Suitable for a person, situation, or occasion

highlights right quality for use rather than ceremonial appropriateness

Antonyms

118 4.4

Not enough or not good enough to do what is needed

51 3.7

Not suitable for a particular job or use

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 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

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

8.3

A very loud sound that could wake people nearby

Compounds

1 3.4

A pair of jeans that are close to the body

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

How Suitable

ideal
203 4.2
perfect
1.0
fit
79 1.0
appropriate
962 3.5
serviceable
11 4.4
adequate
234 2.7

Surface Forms

fit positive
fitter comparative
fittest superlative

Etymology

Fit The adjective fit meaning 'suitable' comes from the same root idea of being 'right' for a purpose, so if something is fit it meets the needs or rules for that use.