fit
Suitable; proper
Adjective 3 meanings
Suitable; proper
“You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.”
Adapted to a purpose or environment.
“survival of the fittest”
In good shape; physically well.
“You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit.”
Verb 4 meanings
To be suitable for.
“It fits the purpose.”
To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
“Ten clowns fit in the car, but not a hundred.”
To conform to in size and shape.
“The small shirt doesn't fit me, so I'll buy the medium size.”
To be of the right size and shape
“I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit.”
Noun 4 meanings
The degree to which something fits.
“This shirt is a bad fit.”
Conformity of elements one to another.
“It's hard to get a good fit using second-hand parts.”
The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
Measure of 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.”
Etymology
Possibly from Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”), of uncertain further origin. The original sense appears to have been "to marshal or deploy troops", which shifted to "to suit (troops to a certain location" > "suitable", and may be further related to Icelandic fitja (“to web, knit, cast on”).
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FIT at a glance
FIT has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (F 4 + I 1 + T 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,146 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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