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fitting

/fɪtɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

  • To be suitable for.

    "It fits the purpose."

  • To conform to in size and shape.

    "If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me."

  • To be of the right size and shape

    "I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit."

  • (with to) To make conform in size and shape.

    "I want to fit the drapes to the windows."

  • To be in agreement with.

    "These definitions fit most of the usage."

  • To adjust.

    "The regression program fit a line to the data."

  • To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.

  • To equip or supply.

    "The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month."

  • To make ready.

    "I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home."

  • To be seemly.

  • To be proper or becoming.

  • To be in harmony.

    "The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit."

verb

Meaning

  • To suffer a fit.

noun

Meaning

  • A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.

  • A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling

  • The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.

  • The process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.

  • (often plural) A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture.

    "the fittings of a church or study"

  • The action or condition of having fits in the sense of seizures or convulsions.

    "Since her medication was changed, her fitting has got worse."

adjective

Meaning

  • Ready, appropriate, suitable, or in keeping