/fɪt/
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Translation
To be the right size or shape for a space or for a person.
Word origin
From Middle English fitten, to be suitable. Where that word came from is not clear.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- fitten
Grammar
Verb typeregular (fit, fits, fitted)
Examples
These .
Clothes and shoes fit when they are the right size.
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Here "fits" means there is just enough room.
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"Fitted" is the past form in British English.
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