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Fitter
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adjective
1.
adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
2.
proper or becoming: fit behavior.
3.
qualified or competent, as for an office or function: a fit candidate.
4.
prepared or ready: crops fit for gathering.
5.
in good physical condition; in good health: He's fit for the race.
6.
Biology.
a.
being adapted to the prevailing conditions and producing offspring that survive to reproductive age.
b.
contributing genetic information to the gene pool of the next generation.
c.
(of a population) maintaining or increasing the group's numbers in the environment.
verb (used with object)
7.
to be adapted to or suitable for (a purpose, object, occasion, etc.).
8.
to be proper or becoming for.
9.
to be of the right size or shape for: The dress fitted her perfectly.
10.
to adjust or make conform: to fit a ring to the finger.
11.
to make qualified or competent: qualities that fit one for leadership.
verb (used without object)
15.
to be suitable or proper.
16.
to be of the right size or shape, as a garment for the wearer or any object or part for a thing to which it is applied: The shoes fit.
noun
Verb phrases 17.
the manner in which a thing fits: The fit was perfect.
18.
something that fits: The coat is a poor fit.
19.
the process of fitting.
20.
Idioms fit outup, to furnish with supplies, equipment, clothing, furniture, or other requisites; supply; equip: to fit out an expedition.
21.
fit to be tied, Informal. extremely annoyed or angry: He was fit to be tied when I told him I'd wrecked the car.
22.
fit to kill, Informal. to the limit; exceedingly: She was dressed up fit to kill.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English fitten; akin to Middle Dutch vitten to befit
1325–75; Middle English fitten; akin to Middle Dutch vitten to befit
Related forms
fit·ta·ble, adjective
un·fit·ta·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. suitable, apt, corresponding, meet, applicable, apropos. 2. fitting, befitting. 5. healthy, hale, hardy, strong, robust.
1. suitable, apt, corresponding, meet, applicable, apropos. 2. fitting, befitting. 5. healthy, hale, hardy, strong, robust.
Usage note
Both fit and fitted are standard as past tense and past participle of fit1: The new door fit (or fitted) the old frame perfectly. The suit had fitted (or fit) well last year. Fitted is somewhat more common than fit in the sense “to adjust, make conform”: The tailor fitted the suit with a minimum of fuss. In the passive voice, fitted is the more common past participle: The door was fitted with a new handle.
Both fit and fitted are standard as past tense and past participle of fit1: The new door fit (or fitted) the old frame perfectly. The suit had fitted (or fit) well last year. Fitted is somewhat more common than fit in the sense “to adjust, make conform”: The tailor fitted the suit with a minimum of fuss. In the passive voice, fitted is the more common past participle: The door was fitted with a new handle.
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fit1 (fɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , (US) fits, fitting, fitted, fit | |
| 1. | to be appropriate or suitable for (a situation, etc) |
| 2. | to be of the correct size or shape for (a connection, container, etc) |
| 3. | (tr) to adjust in order to render appropriate: they had to fit the idea to their philosophy |
| 4. | (tr) to supply with that which is needed |
| 5. | (tr) to try clothes on (someone) in order to make adjustments if necessary |
| 6. | (tr) to make competent or ready: the experience helped to fit him for the task |
| 7. | (tr) to locate with care |
| 8. | (intr) to correspond with the facts or circumstances |
| —adj , fits, fitting, fitted, fit, fitter, fittest | |
| 9. | suitable to a purpose or design; appropriate |
| 10. | having the right qualifications; qualifying |
| 11. | in good health |
| 12. | worthy or deserving: a book fit to be read |
| 13. | (foll by an infinitive) in such an extreme condition that a specified consequence is likely: she was fit to scream; you look fit to drop |
| 14. | informal chiefly (Brit) (of a person) sexually attractive |
| —n | |
| 15. | the manner in which something fits |
| 16. | the act or process of fitting |
| 17. | statistics See goodness of fit the correspondence between observed and predicted characteristics of a distribution or model |
| [C14: probably from Middle Dutch vitten; related to Old Norse fitja to knit] | |
| 'fittable1 | |
| —adj | |
| fit2 (fɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | pathol a sudden attack or convulsion, such as an epileptic seizure |
| 2. | a sudden spell of emotion: a fit of anger |
| 3. | an impulsive period of activity or lack of activity; mood: a fit of laziness |
| 4. | give a person a fit to surprise a person in an outrageous manner |
| 5. | informal have a fit, throw a fit to become very angry or excited |
| 6. | in fits and starts, by fits and starts in spasmodic spells; irregularly |
| —vb , fits, fitting, fitted | |
| 7. | informal (intr) to have a sudden attack or convulsion, such as an epileptic seizure |
| [Old English fitt conflict; see | |
| fit3 (fɪt) | |
| —n | |
| archaic a story or song or a section of a story or song | |
| [Old English fitt; related to Old Norse fit hem, Old High German fizza yarn] | |
| fitter (ˈfɪtə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who fits a garment, esp when it is made for a particular person |
| 2. | a person who is skilled in the assembly and adjustment of machinery, esp of a specified sort: an electrical fitter |
| 3. | a person who supplies something for an expedition, activity, etc |
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Word Origin & History
fit
1823, "the fitting of one thing to another," later (1831) "the way something fits." Originally "an adversary of equal power" (mid-13c.), obscure, possibly from O.E. fitt "a conflict, a struggle" (see fit (n.2)). The verb meaning "be suitable" is probably from early 15c. and
likely from the adjective. Related: Fitted; fitting.
fit
"paroxysm, sudden attack" (as of anger), 1540s, probably via M.E. sense of "painful, exciting experience," from O.E. fitt "conflict, struggle," of uncertain origin, with no clear cognates outside English. Phrase by fits and starts first attested 1610s.
fit
"suited to the circumstances, proper," mid-15c., of unknown origin, perhaps from M.E. noun fit "an adversary of equal power" (mid-13c.), which is perhaps connected to fit (n.1). The verb meaning "to be the right shape" is first attested 1580s. Survival of the fittest (1867) coined by H. Spencer.
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fit 2 (fĭt)
n.
A seizure or a convulsion, especially one caused by epilepsy.
The sudden appearance of a symptom such as coughing or sneezing.
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Example sentences
It was not an opportunity for me to get fitter or sharper technically or to be challenged on the field.
And they have flattened their management hierarchies to make themselves nimbler and fitter.
Wal-Mart is not easy to work for, but some suppliers say the experience has made them leaner and fitter.
And while regular exercise has made me fitter, it hasn't made me thinner.
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