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fitting
English
Alternative forms
- (ready): fittin', fittin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?t??/
- Rhymes: -?t??
Verb
fitting
- present participle of fit
- (informal, US, with infinitive) Getting ready; preparing.
- I'm fitting to go home and sleep.
Synonyms
- (ready): fixing to (see also going to)
Adjective
fitting (comparative more fitting, superlative most fitting)
- Ready, appropriate, suitable, or in keeping
Translations
Noun
fitting (countable and uncountable, plural fittings)
- A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.
- (engineering) A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling
- The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
- (manufacturing) The process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.
- (chiefly Britain, often plural) A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture.
- the fittings of a church or study
- (uncountable) The action or condition of having fits in the sense of seizures or convulsions.
- Since her medication was changed, her fitting has got worse.
Derived terms
- fitting-out
- fitting room (noun)
Translations
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pertinent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French pertinent, from Latin pertinens, present participle of pertinere (“to extend, stretch out, belong, relate, pertain, have concern”), from per (“through”) + tenere (“to hold”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p??t?n?nt/
Noun
pertinent (plural pertinents)
- (Scot's law) A right that attaches to land
Adjective
pertinent (comparative more pertinent, superlative most pertinent)
- Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:pertinent
Related terms
- impertinent
- pertain
- pertinence
- pertinency
Translations
Further reading
- pertinent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pertinent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- pertinent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pertinens.
Adjective
pertinent (masculine and feminine plural pertinents)
- relevant, pertinent
Derived terms
- pertinentment
Related terms
- pertànyer
- pertinença
- pertinència
Further reading
- “pertinent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pertinent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “pertinent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pertinent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pertinens, pertinentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.ti.n??/
Adjective
pertinent (feminine singular pertinente, masculine plural pertinents, feminine plural pertinentes)
- pertinent; relevant
- judicious; justified
Derived terms
- pertinence
Related terms
- appartenir
Further reading
- “pertinent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
pertinent
- third-person plural present active indicative of pertine?
Romanian
Etymology
From French pertinent.
Adjective
pertinent m or n (feminine singular pertinent?, masculine plural pertinen?i, feminine and neuter plural pertinente)
- relevant
Declension
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