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- [fit]
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Definitions of fit word
- adjective fit adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops. 1
- adjective fit proper or becoming: fit behavior. 1
- adjective fit qualified or competent, as for an office or function: a fit candidate. 1
- adjective fit prepared or ready: crops fit for gathering. 1
- adjective fit in good physical condition; in good health: He's fit for the race. 1
- adjective fit Biology. being adapted to the prevailing conditions and producing offspring that survive to reproductive age. contributing genetic information to the gene pool of the next generation. (of a population) maintaining or increasing the group's numbers in the environment. 1
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Origin of fit
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English fitten; akin to Middle Dutch vitten to befit
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Parts of speech for Fit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fit
adj fit
- wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- capable — If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
- able — Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something.
- apt — An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable.
- prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
verb fit
- match — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- suit — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- correspond — If one thing corresponds to another, there is a close similarity or connection between them. You can also say that two things correspond.
- tally — an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- belong — If something belongs to you, you own it.
noun fit
- convulsion — If someone has convulsions, they suffer uncontrollable movements of their muscles.
- spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- petit mal — a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal)
- grand mal — a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal)
- turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
adjective fit
- appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- suitable — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- acceptable — Acceptable activities and situations are those that most people approve of or consider to be normal.
- equipped — Supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.
- expedient — (of an action) Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.
Antonyms for fit
adj fit
- ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- incapable — not capable.
- incompetent — not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
- unable — lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act: He was unable to swim.
verb fit
- disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- mismatch — to match badly or unsuitably.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- argue — If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
- ask — If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
noun fit
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- misfit — something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
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