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English

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Pronunciation
IPA|/fɪt/
audio|en-us-fit.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪt|-ɪt

Etymology 1
From the noun fit

Verb
en-verb|fits|fitting|fitted or fit|fitted or fit

1. intransitive Of an object, to be of the right size and shape so as to match another object.

#: I want to fit the drapes to the design of the room

1. intransitive Of clothing, to be of the right size and cut.
2. transitive To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.

Derived terms
fit like a glove

Translations
trans-top|Of an object, to match another object
Danish: passe sammen
French: ajuster, adapter
German: passen
Hebrew: ��ת��� (l'h�tʾim)
trans-mid
Interlingua: vader ben a
Japanese: �� (��, au), ���� (����, awaseru), ���� (tekigou-suru)
Latvian: sakrist
Swedish: passa
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trans-top|Of clothing, to have right size and cut
Danish: passe til
Dutch: passen
German: passen
Hebrew: ��ת��� (l'h�tʾim)
trans-mid
Indonesian: sesuai|menyesuaikan, cocok|mencocokkan, pas|mempaskan
Japanese: �� (��, au), ���� (����, awaseru)
Latvian: der�t
Portuguese: caber
Swedish: passa
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trans-top|to tailor
Danish: tilpasse
Dutch: aanpassen
French: ajuster
German: passen
trans-mid
Hebrew: ��ת��� (l'h�tʾim)
Indonesian: adjustar
Portuguese: ajustar
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
From the noun fit

Adjective
en-adj|fitt|er

1. in good shape
2. suitable

#* 2005, w:Plato|Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination|243d.
#*: The rest we'll leave to be examined later, if we think fit;

1. (British slang) good looking, fanciable, attractive

#: I think the girl working in the office is fit.

Translations
trans-top|in good shape
Danish: i form
Dutch: fit
Indonesian: fit, sehat, segar bugar, sesuai, cocok, serasi, pas, tepat
Interlingua: in forma
Italian: in forma
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (���, genki), �康 (����, kenk�), �� (��, au), 似�� (���, niau), ��� (����, teki-suru), �� (����, tekisetsu)
Portuguese: em (boa) forma
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trans-top|suitable
Danish: passende
Italian: adatto
Swedish: passande
trans-mid
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trans-top|good-looking female
German: sexy, scharf, hei�
Japanese: �人 (bijin), �嬪 (beppin) (a little bit archaic)
Swedish: läcker
trans-mid
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Etymology 3
Old English fitt

Noun
en-noun

1. The degree to which something fits something else.

#:This shirt is a bad fit.
#:Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight fit.

1. (Advertising) how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.

#:The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the �White Picket Fence� commercial had strong fit ratings.

Usage notes
Usually used in the singular preceded by an indefinite article and an adjective.

Translations
trans-top|degree to which something fits
Danish: pasform c
German: Pa�form f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

References
for 2nd definition: The Advertising Research Handbook Charles E. Young, Ideas in Flight, Seattle, WA, April 2005

Noun
en-noun

1. medicine A seizure or convulsion.
2. medicine A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time; as, a coughing fit
3. A sudden outburst of emotion.

#:He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes.
#:She had a fit and had thrown all of his clothes out of the window.

1. archaic A section of a poem or ballad.

Synonyms
(sudden outburst of emotion) blowout

Translations
trans-top|seizure
Danish: slagtilfælde n
French: crise f
German: Anfall m
trans-mid
Hebrew: �תקף (hetkef) m
Latvian: l�kme
Swedish: Anfall
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trans-top|sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom
German: Anfall m
Latvian: l�kme
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trans-top|sudden outburst of emotion
French: crise f
German: Anfall m
Hebrew: �תקף (hetkef of something) m, קר��� (kriza negative) f
trans-mid
Portuguese: t-|pt|crise|f
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Verb
en-verb|fit|t|ed

1. intransitive medicine To suffer a fit.

Category:English words with multiple etymologies

Catalan

Adjective
ca-adj|ffita|mplfits|fpl=fites

1. fixed (of eyes, regard, etc.)

Noun
ca-noun-m|pl=fits

1. target

Dutch

Adjective
fit (fitte, comparative: fitter, superlative: fitst)

1. fit (in good shape)

French

Verb
fit

1. third-person singular indicative past historic of faire

See also
w:advertising|advertising
flow of meaning
copy sort

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