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fit
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
Possibly from Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”).
Adjective
fit (comparative fitter, superlative fittest)
- Suitable, proper.
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- In good shape; physically well.
- (Britain, informal, chiefly slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
- Prepared; ready.
- So fit to shoot, she singled forth among her foes who first her quarry's strength should feel.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
fit (third-person singular simple present fits, present participle fitting, simple past and past participle fitted or fit)
- (transitive) To be suitable for.
- 1918, Richard Dennis Teall Hollister, Speech-making, publ. George Wahr, pg. 81:
- The speaker should be certain that his subject fits the occasion.
- 1918, Richard Dennis Teall Hollister, Speech-making, publ. George Wahr, pg. 81:
- (transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
- (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
- 2016 February 2, Kate Winslet & al., Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Even though in a way you let him freeze to death in the water, because the way I see it...
I agree. Y'know, I think he actually could have fitted on that bit of door.
There was plenty of room on the raft.
I know. I know, I know.
- Even though in a way you let him freeze to death in the water, because the way I see it...
- 2016 February 2, Kate Winslet & al., Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (transitive) To be in agreement with.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
- (transitive) To equip or supply.
- (transitive) To make ready.
- (intransitive, archaic) To be seemly.
- To be proper or becoming.
- (intransitive) To be in harmony.
Usage notes
- In senses 1 to 6, this is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
fit (plural fits)
- The degree to which something fits.
- Conformity of elements one to another.
- The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
- (advertising) Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
- (statistics) Goodness of fit.
- (bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
Usage notes
Usually used in the singular preceded by an indefinite article and an adjective.
Translations
References
- (advertising): The Advertising Research Handbook Charles E. Young, Ideas in Flight, Seattle, Washington, April 2005
Etymology 2
Unknown, possibly from Old English fitt (“song”), or from the sense of fitted to length.
Noun
fit (plural fits)
- (archaic) A section of a poem or ballad.
- 1771, Samuel Johnson, "Letter to Bennet Langton, Esq. (March 20)," in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), vol 2:
- Dr. Percy has written a long ballad in many fits.
- 1771, Samuel Johnson, "Letter to Bennet Langton, Esq. (March 20)," in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), vol 2:
References
- Oxford English Dictionary: fit, fyte n. 1
Etymology 3
Unknown, possibly from Old English fitt (“conflict”).Probably cognate with Italian fitta (“pain, especially sudden and stabbing pain”).See more at Latin f?gere.
Noun
fit (plural fits)
- A seizure or convulsion.
- (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
- A sudden outburst of emotion.
- Synonyms: blowout, hissy, tantrum, spell, moment
- A sudden burst (of an activity).
- Synonyms: flurry, frenzy, paroxysm
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
fit (third-person singular simple present fits, present participle fitting, simple past and past participle fitted)
- (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.
- 2016, 18 May, Three dogs die and seven more ill after drinking from the same Kent lake amid contamination fears (in The Telegraph)
- A spokesman said: "It is believed they (the dogs) got into the lake and drank from it. They came out and started fitting. Shortly after that three of them died and vets are attempting to resuscitate the other one."
- 2016, 18 May, Three dogs die and seven more ill after drinking from the same Kent lake amid contamination fears (in The Telegraph)
Etymology 4
Verb
fit
- (African-American Vernacular, dated) Fought.
- Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
- Joshua fit the battle of Jericho and the walls came tumbling down
- Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Anagrams
- ITF, TIF, if't
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Of onomatopoetic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fit]
Noun
fit (definite accusative fiti, plural fitl?r)
- whistle
- siren (a device that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device)
Declension
Derived terms
- fit çalmaq (“to whistle”)
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?fit/
- Rhymes: -it
Adjective
fit (feminine fita, masculine plural fits, feminine plural fites)
- fixed (of eyes, regard, etc.)
Noun
fit m (plural fits)
- target
Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from English fit.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fit
- (Cantonese) fit (physically well; in good shape)
Czech
Adjective
fit
- fit, healthy
Usage notes
- This adjective is indeclinable.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?t
Adjective
fit (comparative fitter, superlative fitst)
- fit (in good shape)
Inflection
French
Pronunciation
Verb
fit
- third-person singular past historic of faire
German
Etymology
From English fit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Adjective
fit (comparative fitter, superlative am fittesten)
- fit (in good physical shape)
Declension
Derived terms
- Fitmacher
- Fitness (rarely Fitheit)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??t/
- Rhymes: -??t
Noun
fit f (genitive singular fitjar, nominative plural fitjar)
- (zoology) web, interdigital webbing, a membrane that connects the digits of an animal
- (knitting) a casting on, casting on
Declension
Related terms
- breiðafit
- fitja
- fuglafit
- fuglsfit
- gullfit
- hundafit
- lykkjufit
- Halldórufit
- silfurfit
- skollafit
- sundfit
Further reading
- A deliberation on the word "fit" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")
Latin
Verb
fit
- third-person singular present passive indicative of faci?
- third-person singular present active indicative of f??
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From English fit, probably through German fit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fit/
- Rhymes: -it
Adjective
fit (masculine fitten, neuter fit, comparative méi fit, superlative am fitsten)
- fit (in good shape)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse fit.
Noun
fit f (definite singular fita or fiti, indefinite plural fitjar or fiter, definite plural fitjane or fitene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by fet
Old Norse
Noun
fit f (genitive fitjar, plural fitjar)
- (zoology, anatomy) webbed foot (of swimming birds)
- (zoology, anatomy) flippers (of a seal)
- (landform) meadowland on the banks of a lake or river
Declension
References
- fit in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Scots
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
fit (plural fits)
- foot
- lower end (of a street, river, field etc)
Derived terms
- fitbaw
Verb
fit (third-person singular present fits, present participle fitin, past fitt, past participle fitt)
- to foot
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronoun
fit
- Doric form of what
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fit]
Noun
fit (nominative plural fits)
- (male or female) fish (cold-blooded vertebrate)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
fit From the web:
- what fitbit do i have
- what fitness component is push ups
- what fitbit should i buy
- what fitness component is walking
- what fitness component is jumping jacks
- what fitness component is running
- what fitness component is lunges
- what fitness component is jump rope
give
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English given, from Old Norse gefa (“to give”), from Proto-Germanic *geban? (“to give”). Merged with native Middle English yiven, ?even, from Old English ?iefan, from the same Proto-Germanic source (compare the obsolete inherited English doublet yive).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??v/
- Rhymes: -?v
Verb
give (third-person singular simple present gives, present participle giving, simple past gave, past participle given)
- (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- To make a present or gift of.
- To pledge.
- To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
- To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in.
- To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
- To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
- To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
- (intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is applied.
- (intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force.
- (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
- 2003, Iain Aitken, Value-Driven IT Management: Commercializing the IT Function, page 153
- […] who did not have a culture in which 'giving good presentation' and successfully playing the internal political game was the way up.
- 2006, Christopher Matthew Spencer The Ebay Entrepreneur, page 248
- A friendly voice on the phone welcoming prospective new clients is a must. Don't underestimate the importance of giving good "phone".
- 2003, Iain Aitken, Value-Driven IT Management: Commercializing the IT Function, page 153
- (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
- (transitive, dated) To provide a view of.
- His window gave the park.
- To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
- The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.
- To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
- To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
- To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
- He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker.
- To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
- To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
- (dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow.
- (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
- (obsolete) To become soft or moist.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- (obsolete) To shed tears; to weep.
- (obsolete) To have a misgiving.
- c. 1608-1634, John Webster, Appius and Virginia, page 16
- My mind gives ye're reserv'd / To rob poor market women.
- c. 1608-1634, John Webster, Appius and Virginia, page 16
- (slang) To be going on, to be occurring
Usage notes
- In older forms of English, when the pronoun thou was in active use, and verbs used -est for distinct second-person singular indicative forms, the verb give had the form givest, and had gavest for its past tense.
- Similarly, when the ending -eth was in active use for third-person singular present indicative forms, the form giveth was used.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (transfer possession of): See Thesaurus:give
- (bend slightly when a force is applied): bend, cede, flex, move, yield, split
- (estimate or predict): estimate, guess, predict
- (provide):
Antonyms
- (transfer possession of): get, obtain, receive, take
- (bend slightly when a force is applied): not bend/cede/flex/give/move/yield, resist
Derived terms
See also given, giver and giving
Translations
Noun
give (uncountable)
- The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.
- This chair doesn't have much give.
- There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs.
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
give (plural gives)
- Alternative form of gyve
References
- give at OneLook Dictionary Search
Danish
Alternative forms
- gi' (representing the spoken language)
Etymology
From Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *geban?, cognate with English give and German geben. The Germanic verbs goes back to Proto-Indo-European *g?eb?- (“to give”) (hence Sanskrit ?????? (gábhasti, “arm”)) rather than *g?eh?b?- (“to grab”) (hence Latin habe? (“to have”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [???i?], [???i], (formal) IPA(key): [???i???]
- Rhymes: -i?, -i?v?
Verb
give (imperative giv, present tense giver, past tense gav, past participle givet, c given, givne)
- to give
Conjugation
Derived terms
Swedish
Verb
give
- present subjunctive of giva
Anagrams
- evig
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- what gives you energy
- what gives bitcoin value
- what gives wind its mass
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- what gives money its value
- what gives the most xp in minecraft
- what gives you vitamin d
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