to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
that final computer course should fit him for a career in programming
to put among or between others
do you think you can fit this picture into the album?I can fit you in between my two o'clock and three o'clock appointments
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
that final computer course should fit him for a career in programming
How does the adjective fit differ from other similar words?
Some common synonyms of fit are appropriate, apt, felicitous, fitting, happy, meet, proper, and suitable. While all these words mean "right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance," fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action.
fit for battle
When can appropriate be used instead of fit?
While in some cases nearly identical to fit, appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness.
an appropriate gift
When is apt a more appropriate choice than fit?
The words apt and fit are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination.
apt quotations
In what contexts can felicitous take the place of fit?
Although the words felicitous and fit have much in common, felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful.
a felicitous phrase
Where would fitting be a reasonable alternative to fit?
The synonyms fitting and fit are sometimes interchangeable, but fitting implies harmony of mood or tone.
a fitting end
When could happy be used to replace fit?
The words happy and fit can be used in similar contexts, but happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate.
a happy choice of words
When is it sensible to use meet instead of fit?
In some situations, the words meet and fit are roughly equivalent. However, meet suggests a just proportioning.
meet payment
When might proper be a better fit than fit?
The meanings of proper and fit largely overlap; however, proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom.
proper acknowledgement
When would suitable be a good substitute for fit?
While the synonyms suitable and fit are close in meaning, suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands.
clothes suitable for camping
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Recent Examples of fit
Verb
DoorDash has been broadening beyond restaurant delivery into local commerce, and the Urban Outfitters partnership fits into that strategy.—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 13 May 2026 That is the total that can be garnished across all creditors, meaning that two simultaneous wage garnishments will still need to fit within that limit.—CBS News, 13 May 2026
Noun
This top has a similar scoop neckline and is made from a cotton blend for a breathable and comfortable fit in warmer temperatures.—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026 As OutKick wrote last week, Kerr was a perfect fit for ESPN.—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Adjective
Optimize for fit, but design for discovery.—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026 Malachi, now 5 foot 11, wasn’t the prototype quarterback but fit at receiver.—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Adjective
The same silver metallic fabric covered the fitted bodice, straight front panel and rounded hip panels.—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 14 Mar. 2026 This Gap pick is well-made, fitted but not too fitted, and endlessly versatile.—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Choose from eleven different solid and multicolored options to fit your decor.—Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 13 May 2026 The pair fitted into the ensemble like a glove, the team say, and will foreground Campbell-Black while some secondary characters such as Sarah, Paul, Charles and Gerald are handed meatier storylines.—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fit
In a corresponding move, the Dodgers optioned Paul Gervase, who threw three innings Saturday in the Dodgers’ 7-2 loss to the Braves, to triple-A Oklahoma City.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
In 2014, the private equity scion Leon Black made two personal donations, totally $950,000, to the think tank—donations Epstein was corresponding and asking about, emails show.
Just as diurnal ants follow the relatively steady movement of the sun, the bull ant species has adapted to the orbiting moon’s constant changes, according to research published in .
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K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 May 2026
This approach preserves the visual identity of the original compact robot while adapting it to a far more demanding mechanical scale.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
Some white farmers have indeed been killed, often during brutal armed robberies, but those cases account for less than one per cent of the country’s annual murder rate.
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Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Hantavirus is typically spread through contact with infected rodents and can lead to severe respiratory illness, though cases remain rare, according to the WHO.