Tra từ fit - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fit [fit fits fitted fitting fitter fittest] verb, adjective, noun BrE [fɪt] NAmE [fɪt]
verb (fit·ting, fit·ted, fit·ted)(NAmE usually fit·ting, fit, fitexcept in the passive)

RIGHT SIZE/TYPE
1. intransitive, transitive (not used in the progressive tenses)to be the right shape and size for sb/sth
• I tried the dress on but it didn't fit.
• That jacket fits well.
•a close-fitting dress
•~ sb/sth I can't find clothes to fit me.
•The key doesn't fit the lock.
2. intransitive to be of the right size, type or number to go somewhere
• I'd like to have a desk in the room but it won't fit.
•+ adv./prep. All the kids will fit in the back of the car.
3. transitive, often passive ~ sb (for sth) to put clothes on sb and make them the right size and shape
•I'm going to be fitted for my wedding dress today.

PUT STH SOMEWHERE
4. transitive to put or fix sth somewhere
•~ sth + adv./prep. They fitted a smoke alarm to the ceiling.
•~ sth with sth The rooms were all fitted with smoke alarms.
5. intransitive, transitive to put or join sth in the right place
•~ + adv./prep. The glass fits on top of the jug to form a lid.
• How do these two parts fit together?
•~ sth + adv./prep. We fitted together the pieces of the puzzle.

AGREE/MATCH
6. intransitive, transitive (not used in the progressive tenses)to agree with, match or be suitable for sth; to make sth do this
• Something doesn't quite fit here.
•~ into sth His pictures don't fit into any category.
•~ sth The facts certainly fit your theory.
•The punishment ought to fit the crime.
•~ sth to sth We should fit the punishment to the crime.

MAKE SUITABLE
7. transitive (especially BrE)to make sb/sth suitable for a particular job
•~ sb/sth for sth His experience fitted him perfectly for the job.
•~ sb/sth to do sth His experience fitted him to do the job.
see also ↑fitted
more at fill/fit the bill at ↑bill _n., if the cap fits (, wear it)If the shoe fits at ↑cap _n., answer/fit a description at ↑description, sb's face doesn't fit at ↑face _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. and adj. n. senses 4 to 5 late Middle English n. senses 1 to 3 Old English fitt ‘conflict’ Middle English ‘position of danger or excitement’ ‘short period’ ‘sudden attack of illness’

Thesaurus:
fit verb I, T (not used in the progressive tenses)
•The facts certainly fit your theory.
match • • tie in • • correspond • • agree • |formal correlate •
A ties in/corresponds/agrees/correlates with B
A and B correspond/agree/correlate
fit/match/tie in/correlate well
not quite fit/match/correlate

Example Bank:
•If the top of the box fits badly, the contents will spill out.
•PDAs are designed to fit comfortably in a jacket pocket.
•That chair should fit into the room easily.
•The haunting melody fits seamlessly within the song.
•The pencils fit neatly into this box.
•The screws fit the holes exactly.
•The shoes don't fit properly.
•The top of the box fitted badly and some of the contents had spilled out.
•The waste unit is designed to fit under the sink.
•The words fit perfectly with the music.
•These two pieces of wood fit together to make the base.
•Your experience fits you perfectly for the job.
•jeans which barely fit his stout body
•Exploratory techniques are extremely well fitted to sociolinguistic research.
•His pictures don't fit into any category.
•Natural selection will see to it that animals are well fitted to survive in their environment.
•She was well fitted to the role of tragic heroine.
•Something doesn't quite fit here.
Idioms: ↑by fits and starts ▪ ↑fit as a fiddle ▪ ↑fit like a glove ▪ ↑have a fit ▪ ↑see fit
Derived: ↑fit in ▪ ↑fit somebody in ▪ ↑fit somebody in something ▪ ↑fit somebody up

adjective (fit·ter, fit·test)

HEALTHY
1. healthy and strong, especially because you do regular physical exercise
• Top athletes have to be very fit.
•~ (to do sth) (BrE) He won't be fit to play in the match on Saturday.
•She tries to keep fit by jogging every day.
•~ (for sth) (BrE)He's had a bad cold and isn't fit enough for work yet.
•I feel really fighting fit (= very healthy and full of energy).
•The government aims to make British industry leaner and fitter (= employing fewer people and with lower costs).
Opp: ↑unfit
see also ↑keep-fit

SUITABLE
2. suitable; of the right quality; with the right qualities or skills
•~ for sb/sth The food was not fit for human consumption.
• It was a meal fit for a king (= of very good quality).
•The children seem to think I'm only fit for cooking and washing!
•~ to do sth Your car isn't fit to be on the road!
•He's so angry he's in no fit state to see anyone.
• (formal)This is not a fit place for you to live.
Opp: ↑unfit

READY
3. ~ to do sth (BrE, informal)ready or likely to do sth extreme
• They worked until they were fit to drop (= so tired that they were likely to fall down).
• I've eaten so much I'm fit to burst.
•She was laughing fit to burst (= very much).

ATTRACTIVE
4. (BrE, informal)sexually attractive
more at the survival of the fittest at ↑survival

Word Origin:
v. and adj. n. senses 4 to 5 late Middle English n. senses 1 to 3 Old English fitt ‘conflict’ Middle English ‘position of danger or excitement’ ‘short period’ ‘sudden attack of illness’

Thesaurus:
fit adj.
1. (especially BrE)
•Exercise keeps you fit and healthy.
healthy • • strong • • well •
Opp: unfit
keep (sb) fit/healthy/well
get fit/strong/well
physically fit/healthy/strong/well
fit and healthy/strong/well
2.
•The food was not fit for human consumption.
suitable • • good •
Opp: unfit
fit/suitable/good for sb/sth
fit/suitable/good to do sth

Synonyms:
well
all right • OK • fine • healthy • strong • fit
These words all describe sb who is not ill and is in good health.
well • [not usually before noun] (rather informal) in good health: ▪ I'm not feeling very well. ◇ ▪ Is he well enough to travel?
Well is used especially to talk about your own health, to ask sb about their health or to make a comment on it.
all right • [not before noun] (rather informal) not feeling ill; not injured: ▪ Are you feeling all right?
OK • [not before noun] (informal) not feeling ill; not injured: ▪ She says she's OK now, and will be back at work tomorrow.
all right or ok?
These words are slightly less positive than the other words in this group. They are both used in spoken English to talk about not actually being ill or injured, rather than being positively in good health. Both are rather informal but OK is slightly more informal than all right.
fine • [not before noun] (not used in negative statements) (rather informal) completely well: ▪ ‘How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’
Fine is used especially to talk about your health, especially when sb asks you how you are. It is also used to talk about sb's health when you are talking to sb else. Unlike well it is not often used to ask sb about their health or make a comment on it: Are you keeping fine?
healthy • in good health and not likely to become ill: ▪ Keep healthy by exercising regularly.
strong • in good health and not suffering from an illness: ▪ After a few weeks she was feeling stronger.
Strong is often used to talk about becoming healthy again after an illness.
fit • (especially BrE) in good physical health, especially because you take regular physical exercise: ▪ I go swimming every day in order to keep fit.
all right/OK/fit for sth
all right/OK/fit to do sth
to feel/look well/all right/OK/fine/healthy/strong/fit
to keep (sb) well/healthy/fit
perfectly well/all right/OK/fine/healthy/fit
physically well/healthy/strong/fit

Example Bank:
•Go for a little jog to keep fit.
•He seemed fighting fit and ready for action.
•It was a meal fit for a king.
•John isn't fully fit yet after his operation.
•She felt physically fitter and more alive than she could ever remember.
•She looks really fit and healthy.
•The doctor said she was now fit for work.
•The newspaper did not see fit to publish my letter.
•You must do as you think fit.
•circumstances in which someone is not considered a fit and proper person to run a bank
•gentle exercises designed to keep you fit
•the struggle to get fit and stay fit
•A reasonably fit adult should have no difficulty with the climb.
•All the recruits seemed fit and healthy.
•He should be fit to play in the match tomorrow.
•He's been ill and isn't fit enough for work yet.
•He's in no fit state to see anyone.
•I used to go swimming every day in order to keep fit.
•She won't compete unless she's fully fit.
•You'll feel fitter and healthier if you exercise regularly.
•Your car isn't fit to be on the road.

noun

ILLNESS
1. countable a sudden attack of an illness, such as ↑epilepsy, in which sb becomes unconscious and their body may make violent movements
Syn: ↑convulsion
•to have an epileptic fit
•Her fits are now controlled by drugs.

OF COUGHING/LAUGHTER
2. countable a sudden short period of coughing or of laughing, that you cannot control
Syn: ↑bout
•a fit of coughing
•He had us all in fits (of laughter) with his jokes.

OF STRONG FEELING
3. countable a short period of very strong feeling
•to act in a fit of anger/rage/temper/pique
see also ↑hissy fit

OF CLOTHING
4. countable, uncountable (often with an adjective)the way that sth, especially a piece of clothing, fits
•a good/bad/close/perfect fit

MATCH
5. countable ~ (between A and B) the way that two things match each other or are suitable for each other
•We need to work out the best fit between the staff required and the staff available.

Word Origin:
v. and adj. n. senses 4 to 5 late Middle English n. senses 1 to 3 Old English fitt ‘conflict’ Middle English ‘position of danger or excitement’ ‘short period’ ‘sudden attack of illness’

Example Bank:
•File away any excess metal until a snug fit is achieved.
•He argues that there is a lack of fit between our system of values and capitalism.
•He burst into an uncontrollable fit of laughter.
•He pushed the referee in a fit of temper.
•He suffers from a brain disorder that can trigger convulsive fits.
•He suffers from fits of depression.
•In a sudden fit of anger, he snatched the book from her hand.
•My dad will throw a fit if he finds out!
•She collapsed in a fit of laughter.
•She hurt her arm during one of her fits.
•She suffered a major fit last year.
•The cap is made of 92% polyester with 8% Spandex for a custom fit.
•The cold air brought on one of his coughing fits.
•The comedian had them all in fits of laughter.
•The door was a poor fit and didn't open properly.
•The fits usually occur at night.
•The formula gives a much better fit to the experimental data.
•The jersey is a comfortable fit— not too tight and not too loose.
•The shoe has a special strap to ensure a good fit.
•We need to achieve the best fit between the staff required and the staff available.
•When her coughing fit was over she continued to speak.
•a fit of anger/giggles
•a good fit between the recruit and the job
•new drugs that can control fits
•the statistical fit between the interest rate and investment
•He shot his son in a fit of anger.
•Laughing brought on a terrible fit of coughing.
•The defendant claimed to have acted in a fit of anger.