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Situation where the features of a particular product, such as an investment, match the requirements of a buyer.

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also fit up

verb

1. To cause to be ready, as for use, consumption, or a special purpose: fix, make, prepare, prime, ready. See prepared/unprepared.
2. To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose: accouter, appoint, equip, fit out (or up), furnish, gear, outfit, rig, turn out. See give/take/reciprocity.
3. To have a proper or suitable place: belong, go. See order/disorder.
4. To be compatible or in correspondence: accord, agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, harmonize, match, square, tally. Informal jibe¹. Archaic quadrate. See agree/disagree.
5. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use: acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, conform, fashion, reconcile, square, suit, tailor. See change/persist.
6. To conform to another, especially in size and shape: dovetail. See agree/disagree.
7. To be in keeping with: become, befit, conform, correspond, go with, match, suit. See agree/disagree.

phrasal verb - fit out (or up)

To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose: accouter, appoint, equip, fit¹, furnish, gear, outfit, rig, turn out,, give/take/reciprocity.

adjective

1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place: appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, correct, felicitous, fitting, happy, meet², proper, right, tailor-made. See right/wrong.
2. Suited to one's end or purpose: appropriate, befitting, convenient, expedient, good, meet², proper, suitable, tailor-made, useful. See agree/disagree, good/bad.
3. Satisfying certain requirements, as for selection: eligible, fitted, qualified, suitable, worthy. See ability/inability.
4. Consistent with prevailing or accepted standards or circumstances: appropriate, deserved, due, fitting, just, merited, proper, right, rightful, suitable. See right/wrong.
5. Having good health: hale, healthful, healthy, hearty, right, sound², well², whole, wholesome. Idioms: fit as a fiddle, hale and hearty, in fine fettle. See health/sickness.

fit²

noun

1. A sudden and often acute manifestation of a disease: access, attack, seizure. Informal spell³. See health/sickness.
2. A sudden violent expression, as of emotion: access, blowup, burst, eruption, explosion, flare-up, gust, outbreak, outburst. See explosion/collapse.
3. An angry outburst: huff, passion, tantrum, temper. Informal conniption, conniption fit. See feelings.

Idioms beginning with fit:
fit as a fiddle
fit out
fits and starts, by
fit to be tied
fit to kill

See also give someone fits; have a fit; if the shoe fits; see fit to; survival of the fittest.

adj

Definition: healthy, in good physical shape
Antonyms: inadequate, poor, unfit, unhealthy, weak

adj

Definition: suitable, appropriate
Antonyms: ill-suited, inadequate, inappropriate, incorrect, unfit, unsuitable, unsuited, unworthy

fit, an obsolete term for a canto or division of a long poem. The 14th‐century English poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is composed of four fits.

IN BRIEF: Suitable for a particular purpose.

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i. The total avionics package in an aircraft.
ii. The desired clearance, if any, between mating surfaces (e.g., push fit, force fit).

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1. fit
   adjective, Brit
   
   Sexually attractive, good-looking. (1985 —) .
   Gloucester Citizen I would choose Gillian Anderson from the X-Files, because she's dead fit (2000).
   
2. fit
   verb trans., orig Austral
   
   To (attempt to) incriminate (a person), esp. by planting false evidence; to frame; often followed by up. (1882 —) .
   G. F. Newman Danny James might have fitted him, Sneed thought, but immediately questioned how (1970);
   Observer He says he was fitted up by the police, who used false evidence to get a conviction (1974).
   
   [From obs. Brit fit verb, to punish in a fitting manner.]

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1. an episode characterized by inappropriate and involuntary motor activity. In humans there are similar psychic disturbances as well. The most common manifestation is a convulsion; similar involuntary movements of restricted parts of the body would also fit this description. Called also convulsion, seizure.
2. the quality of similarity between two sets of data.

• goodness of f. — the degree of similarity between two sets of data, e.g. the frequencies of two attributes; a test for the significance of the similarity.

n

An adaptation of any dental restoration. An adaptation of a denture to its basal seat, a clasp to a tooth, an inlay to a cavity preparation.

For a list of words related to fitter, see:

• General Titles, Positions, and Status - fitter: one who installs or adjusts machinery
• Occupations and Job Titles

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - egnet, passende, sund og rask
v. tr. - passe, tilpasse, udstyre med
v. intr. - tilpasse sig, passe ind i
n. - tilpasning, pasform

idioms:

• be fit for    egne sig til
• fit as a fiddle    frisk som en fisk, i topform
• fit in    passe ind i
• fit into    få til at passe
• fit out    udstyre
• fit up    indrette, lave falsk anklage mod
• fit well    passe godt
• keep fit    holde sig i form
• make fit    få til at passe
• see fit    som det passer en

2.
n. - anfald, tilfælde

idioms:

• be in fits    vride sig af grin
• fit of anger    vredesanfald
• have a fit    fare op, få et tilfælde
• in fits and starts    stødvis

3.
n. - kort periode

Nederlands (Dutch)
fit, passend, klaar, passen, passend maken, aanpassen, plaats maken voor, in overeenstemming zijn, klaar maken, aanbrengen, geschikt zijn voor, (woede)aanval, pasvorm, overeenstemming tussen theorie en data

Français (French)
1.
adj. - approprié, convenable, digne de, capable de, bon, propre à, impropre à, apte à, en état de, en bonne santé, en bonne condition, en forme
v. tr. - être à la taille de, être à la pointure de, correspondre, aller sur (une surface), aller dans, aller (dans un espace), loger qch dans, trouver de la place pour qch dans, mettre (qch) en place, prendre les mesures de, rendre (qn) apte à (faire), convenir
v. intr. - être à la taille de, être à la pointure de, tenir dans, s'adapter, correspondre à
n. - ajustement, ajustage

idioms:

• fit as a fiddle    (être) en parfaite santé
• fit for    en état de faire (qch), (avoir) la compétence pour
• fit in    emboîter, faire cadrer, tenir, être en harmonie avec, correspondre, cadrer avec
• fit into    concorder, aller avec
• fit out    armer, équiper (de)
• fit someone in    trouver le temps pour voir (un malade)
• fit someone up    mettre (qch) à qn
• fit up    équiper (de)
• fit well    aller bien
• keep fit    être/se maintenir en forme
• make fit for    rendre apte à
• see fit    trouver bon de faire

2.
n. - (gén) accès, crise de (larmes, rire), (Méd) crise, attaque, quinte (de toux)

idioms:

• be in fits    avoir un accès de
• by fits and starts    par à-coups
• fit of anger    accès de colère
• have a fit    piquer une crise
• in fits and starts    par à-coups

3.
n. - (Littérat) partie d'un poème ou d'une ballade (arch)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - gesund, würdig, in Form, passend
v. - passen, anbringen, montieren, ausstatten, geeignet sein für
n. - Anwandlung, Anfall, Paßform, Sitz

idioms:

• fit as a fiddle    kerngesund
• fit for    geeignet sein für, angemessen, angebracht
• fit in    unterbringen, einbauen, einschieben, hineinpassen
• fit into    hineinpassen
• fit out    ausrüsten, ausstatten
• fit someone in    unterbringen, einbauen, einschieben, hineinpassen
• fit someone up    verleumden, jmdn. mit etw. versehen
• fit up    anbringen, ausstatten
• fit well    gut passen
• keep fit    Fithalteübungen
• make fit for    passend machen
• see fit    es für richtig halten

2.
n. - Laune, Stimmung

idioms:

• be in fits    sich krummlachen
• by fits and starts    mit [häufigen] Unterbrechungen
• fit of anger    Wutanfall
• have a fit    sich sehr aufregen
• in fits and starts    von Zeit zu Zeit, ruckweise

3.
n. - Fitte, Liedabschnitt, Canto

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ταιριάζω, εφαρμόζω, τοποθετώ, προβάρω (ρούχα), προετοιμάζω, προγυμνάζω, ντρεσάρω, προσαρμόζω
n. - παροξυσμός, κρίση, αιφνίδια προσβολή (ασθένειας κ.λπ.), έκρηξη, ξέσπασμα, προσαρμογή, ταίριασμα, εφαρμογή
adj. - κατάλληλος, αρμόζων, άξιος, ικανός, σε φόρμα

idioms:

• be fit for    κατάλληλος για..., έτοιμος, προετοιμασμένος για
• be in fits    γελώ ασταμάτητα
• fit as a fiddle    σε εξαιρετική φόρμα, περδίκι
• fit in    (συν)ταιριάζω, συμφωνώ, ενώνω, συνδέω
• fit into    προσαρμόζω
• fit of anger    έκρηξη θυμού
• fit out    εφοδιάζω, εξοπλίζω, εξαρτίζω, ντύνω
• fit up    εφαρμόζω, μοντάρω, εξοπλίζω, εφοδιάζω
• fit well    κάνω καλή εφαρμογή
• have a fit    με πιάνει νευρική κρίση
• in fits and starts    με διακοπές, σπασμωδικά
• keep fit    γυμνάζομαι, κρατιέμαι σε φόρμα
• make fit    προετοιμάζω, προγυμνάζω
• see fit    θεωρώ σωστό

Italiano (Italian)
calzare, andar bene, andar bene a, preparare, provvedere, adeguare, adattare, installare, montare, fornire, dotare, essere adatto a, impeto, slancio, accesso, colpo, taglio, in forma, idoneo, appropriato, adatto, conveniente, adeguato, decente

idioms:

• be fit for    essere idoneo a
• be in fits    crepare dal ridere
• fit in    inserirsi
• fit into    adattarsi
• fit out    equipaggiare, attrezzare
• fit up    attrezzare
• have a fit    prendersi un colpo
• in fits and starts    a scatti
• see fit    giudicare appropriato, decidere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - encaixar-se, caber (cair bem)
n. - adaptação (f), corte (m) (de roupa)
adj. - adequado, em boa forma (pessoa)

idioms:

• be fit for    experimentar (uma roupa)
• be in fits    rir incontrolavelmente
• fit as a fiddle    saudável
• fit in    encaixar
• fit into    encaixar
• fit out    prover
• fit up    prover
• fit well    cair bem
• have a fit    ter um ataque (troço) (gír.)
• in fits and starts    esporadicamente
• keep fit    manter-se em boa forma
• make fit    colocar algo ou alguém em forma
• see fit    decidir o que é melhor a fazer

Русский (Russian)
подходить, годиться, приступ, припадок, точный размер, подходящий, пригодный, готовый, способный, здоровый

idioms:

• be fit for    годиться к, подходить для
• be in fits    покатываться со смеху
• fit as a fiddle    вполне здоров
• fit in    назначить встречу, приспосабливать
• fit into    соответствовать
• fit out    выдать обмундирование
• fit up    снаряжать, оборудовать, дать ложные показания
• fit well    подходить по размеру
• have a fit    пережить приступ, устроить сцену
• in fits and starts    урывками, неравномерно
• keep fit    держаться в здоровом состоянии
• make fit    приспособить
• see fit    считать нужным

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - en buena forma, en forma, sano, apropiado, adecuado, decente, decoroso, conveniente
v. tr. - servir para, convenir a, ser apto para, capacitar
v. intr. - servir para, ser apto para
n. - ajuste, encaje, talle, concordancia

idioms:

• fit as a fiddle    estar muy sano
• fit for    servir para, convenir a, ser apto para
• fit in    adaptarse, cuadrar, intercalar, meter
• fit into    caber, cuadrar
• fit out    equipar, armar
• fit someone in    adaptarse, cuadrar, intercalar, meter
• fit someone up    equipar, acondicionar, armar, arreglar, instalar, colocar, montar
• fit up    equipar, acondicionar, armar, arreglar, instalar, colocar, montar
• fit well    estar bien ajustado, encajar bien
• keep fit    mantenerse en forma o en buen estado físico
• make fit for    adecuar, adaptar, acondicionar
• see fit    considerar apropiado, juzgar conveniente

2.
n. - arranque, arrebato, capricho, impulso, manifestación súbita de una enfermedad, corte

idioms:

• be in fits    morirse de risa
• by fits and starts    a intervalos, a trompicones, a saltos, por empujes
• fit of anger    arrebato de cólera, ataque de rabia
• have a fit    tener un acceso/ataque/arrebato/arranque
• in fits and starts    a intervalos, a trompicones, a saltos

3.
n. - canto, parte o estrofa de un poema o canción

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - passa (om kläder), passa till, göra lämplig, anpassa, anbringa, prova, utrusta, anstå (åld.)
n. - sång (del av diktverk), anfall, ryck, nyck, passform
adj. - lämplig, färdig, spänstig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 合...身, 适合于, 与...相称, 使适合, 合身, 符合, 适合, 配合, 适合的, 恰当的, 安适的, 健康的

idioms:

• be in fits    一阵一阵地, 间歇地
• fit as a fiddle    非常健康
• fit in    装配好
• fit into    适合
• fit of anger    一阵愤怒
• fit out    装备, 配备
• fit up    移动舞台, 临时舞台
• fit well    服贴, 适合
• have a fit    大发脾气
• in fits and starts    一阵一阵地, 间歇地
• keep fit    保持健康
• make fit    使适合, 使符合
• see fit    认为合适, 决定..., 选择...

2. 发作, 突发

3. 一阵紧张, 昏厥

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 發作, 突發

2.
n. - 一陣緊張, 昏厥

3.
v. tr. - 合...身, 適合於, 與...相稱, 使適合
v. intr. - 合身, 符合, 適合, 配合
adj. - 適合的, 恰當的, 安適的, 健康的
n. - 適合, 合身

idioms:

• be in fits    一陣一陣地, 間歇地
• fit as a fiddle    非常健康
• fit in    裝配好
• fit into    適合
• fit of anger    一陣憤怒
• fit out    裝備, 配備
• fit up    移動舞臺, 臨時舞臺
• fit well    服貼, 適合
• have a fit    大發脾氣
• in fits and starts    一陣一陣地, 間歇地
• keep fit    保持健康
• make fit    使適合, 使符合
• see fit    認為合適, 決定..., 選擇...

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 적당한, ~에 어울리는, ~의 가치가 있는 , 준비가 되어 있는
v. tr. - ~에 적합하다, ~에 어울리다
v. intr. - 적합하다
n. - 적합성, 꼭 맞는 것

idioms:

• be fit for    ~에 적당하다
• fit in    적합하다, 알맞다
• fit into    맞다, 어울리다
• fit out    ~을 장비하다
• fit up    ~을 장비하다
• keep fit    건강을 유지하다
• make fit    ~에 적당하게 하다

2.
n. - 발작, 격발

idioms:

• be in fits    웃음이 조절되지 않다
• have a fit    화나다, 충격을 받다
• in fits and starts    발작적으로, 때때로 생각난 듯이

3.
n. - 노래, 시가의 1절

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 適した, ふさわしい, 当を得た, 用意のできた, 健康で, 元気で, よくて
v. - 合う, 適合する, 合わせる, 適合させる, 取り付ける, …にはめ込む
n. - 合い具合, 合う服, 発作, 卒倒, 激発, 気まぐれ, 適合

idioms:

• be fit for    …にふさわしい用意ができている
• be in fits    発作的に
• fighting fit    戦闘準備のできた, とても健康な
• fit as a fiddle    すごく元気で
• fit in    合う, 適合する, 時間を合わせる
• fit into    …にぴったり合う, ちょうどいい
• fit like a glove    ぴったり合う
• fit of anger    かっとなる
• fit out    艤装する, 装備する, 必要品の支度をする
• fit up    準備する, 備え付ける
• fit well    よく合う
• have a fit    びっくりする, かんかんに怒る
• in a fit of pique    腹立ちまぎれに
• in fits and starts    発作的に, 時々思い出したように
• make fit    適合させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلائم , يوافق , يقيس , يكيف (الاسم) نوبه , انفجار , مطابقه (صفه) ملائم , مستعد , لائق صحيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התאים, התקין, הכשיר, סיפק, המציא עדות להרשעה‬
v. intr. - ‮התאים‬
adj. - ‮מתאים, בכושר טוב, בריא, ראוי‬
n. - ‮מצב-רוח, מידת ההתאמה, דבר מתאים‬
n. - ‮התקף, התפרצות, שבץ‬
n. - ‮שיר או סיפור או חלק שלהם‬

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