1
: an action or act of one that fits
specifically
: a trying on of clothes which are in the process of being made or altered
2
: something used in fitting up : accessory
3
: a small often standardized part
an electrical fitting
Examples of fitting in a Sentence
Adjective
It was a fitting end to their rivalry.
it is only fitting that you should be the one to take her back to the airport since she flew out to see you
Noun
I have a fitting for my wedding dress this afternoon.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
But like engraving, repairing musical instruments and many other skilled trades, creating and fitting garments to individual specifications hasn’t attracted enough entry-level workers over the years to replace the professionals retiring their pincushions after decades of performing their craft.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The actual work, the passion and the tension, of being a pop star—the writing of songs, the rehearsals, the fittings, the stagings, the workouts, the tie-ins, the choreography, the contracts, the lawyers, the money—are nowhere to be found.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Some come in two or three sizes, with the smallest fitting young babies and the largest fitting toddlers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
But like engraving, repairing musical instruments and many other skilled trades, creating and fitting garments to individual specifications hasn’t attracted enough entry-level workers over the years to replace the professionals retiring their pincushions after decades of performing their craft.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
People would go and tear the fittings out of the bathrooms and throw them at the stage.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The actual work, the passion and the tension, of being a pop star—the writing of songs, the rehearsals, the fittings, the stagings, the workouts, the tie-ins, the choreography, the contracts, the lawyers, the money—are nowhere to be found.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Fitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fitting. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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