fit | Lernwerd

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1.Suitable; proper
- You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.
- Sergeant Schlock has no horse, no armor, and no sword, but even the mightiest Mongol horse-warrior would see in him a fit heir.
- He had drunk more than was fit for him, and he was singing some light song, when he saw approaching, as he said, the pale horse mentioned in the Revelation, with Death seated as the rider.
2.Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in.
- Wading through history, he noted that some eugenicists believed that the “distinction between the fit and the unfit could be drawn along racial lines,” and others would define a person as “feeble-minded.”
3.In good shape; physically well.
- You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit.
- Even the fittest among us may have problems, because hypertension can be genetic or stem from kidney problems or sleep apnea, and the risk typically increases with age.
4.Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.(informal)
- I think the girl working in the office is fit.
- I think you are really fit / You're fit but my gosh don't you know it.
- I said I'd rather be with your friends, mate, cos they are much fitter.

1.To be suitable for.
- The speaker should be certain that his subject fits the occasion.
2.To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- The elevator can fit up to 10 people.
- Ten clowns fit in the car, but not a hundred.
3.To conform to in size and shape.
- The small shirt doesn't fit me, so I'll buy the medium size.
- If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.
4.To be of the right size and shape
- I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit.
- That plug fit into the other socket, but it won't go in this one.

Common· #1380

Possibly from Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”), of uncertain further origin.