to fitted out
- phrasal verb
- /ˈfɪtɪd aʊt/
- The new library is fitted out with the latest technology for students to use.
- a room fitted out
- fitted out with two
Examples
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It was late when Ariel and her sister climbed the stairs to her room, fitted out with two double beds—a big, bare-floored room with plenty of space to cover all options.
Fiction book (1997) -
The van was luxuriously fitted out.
Fiction book (2001) -
He saw now that the lobby of the building was fitted out with a series of displays and exhibits.
Fiction book (2001) -
They brought up a number of weapons carriers fitted out with benches.
Fiction book (1991) -
With these, they paid, clothed, and fed their troops, fitted out ships, and supported the war during five years against one of the most powerful nations of Europe.
Blog text (3) -
"She and Djuro had fitted out similar craft a hundred times before, and Alexieva proved more than willing to take orders.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her old Subaru was the same, of course, but the woman who unfolded herself from inside it was fitted out from top to bottom in brand-new fly-fishing clothes.
Fiction book (1999) -
We were all pretty well tanned, at least above the waist, because there was little shade on the ship's deck, and the hold, fitted out with bunks on three levels, was simply unbearable during the day.
Fiction book (1991) -
If you're sticking with me for a while, or even if you aren't, for that matter, we'll find a store in Duluth or Minneapolis or somewhere down the line and get you fitted out properly.
Fiction book (1993) -
So, we redid the whole plan, and now it's 197 feet stem to stern, fitted out with every electronic marvel known to man, and furnished like a Sultan's harem!
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
To give someone the equipment they need for a certain purpose
To give someone clothes or equipment for a particular purpose
To supply someone with food or other needed items
To give a person or place the supplies needed for a specific purpose
To give people or a place the tools and clothes they need for an activity
To give someone the gear they need
A person or place that has the equipment and clothes needed for an activity
Having the tools or skills needed for a job
Having the clothing and equipment needed for a particular task like soldiers or climbers
A room or house that has furniture and basic things you need to live in
Add the equipment a place or thing needs to make it ready
Antonyms
How Equipped
Surface Forms
Morphology
fit + out
The meaning 'equipped with necessary items' is directly derivable from the verb 'fit' (to outfit/equip) combined with the particle 'out' indicating provision/completion; the past participle 'fitted out' functions as an adjective meaning 'equipped'. This is a regular phrasal-verb/particle construction following standard English composition patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Fitted out comes from the old image of ships in dock where workers would fit a ship out with sails, ropes, and supplies before it left. So, the phrase came to mean 'to supply with the things needed'.