Suitable+or+fit

  • 51fit in — UK US fit in Phrasal Verb with fit({{}}/fɪt/ verb (fitting, fitted, US usually fit) ► to feel you belong to a particular group and are accepted by the other members: »Potential board members need to understand that they must fit in. fit in with… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 52suitable — adjective Date: 1581 1. obsolete similar, matching 2. a. adapted to a use or purpose < suitable for kitchen use > b. satisfying propriety ; proper < suitable dress > c. able …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 53fit in with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fit in with : present tense I/you/we/they fit in with he/she/it fits in with present participle fitting in with past tense fitted in with or fit in with past participle fitted in with or fit in with fit in&#8230; …

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  • 54fit — English has three distinct words fit, but the history of them all is very problematical. The verb fit ‘make suitable, be the right size, etc’ [16], and the presumably related adjective ‘proper, appropriate’ [14] may come from a Middle English&#8230; …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 55fit — English has three distinct words fit, but the history of them all is very problematical. The verb fit ‘make suitable, be the right size, etc’ [16], and the presumably related adjective ‘proper, appropriate’ [14] may come from a Middle English&#8230; …

    Word origins

  • 56fit — 1. verb /fɪt/ a) Of an object, to be of the right size and shape so as to match another object. I want to fit the drapes to the design of the room b) Of clothing, to be of the right size and …

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  • 57fit — I. n. 1. Paroxysm, spasm, sudden or violent attack, stroke of disease. 2. Humor, whim, fancy, temporary affection. 3. Interval, turn, period, spell. II. a. 1. Qualified, competent, fitted. 2. Suitable, appropriate, apt, apposite, meet, seemly,&#8230; …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 58suitable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fitting, appropriate, proper, convenient, apropos, becoming, fit[ted], compatible. See agreement, expedience. Ant., unsuitable, inapt. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fitting, becoming, proper; see fit&#8230; …

    English dictionary for students

  • 59fit —   1. Suitable. Kohu, kū, kūpono; ho okūkū, komokomo (as a garment).    ♦ To fit closely, pili pa a, pili pono.    ♦ To fit loosely, pālokeloke.    ♦ Not at all fitting, a ole kohu iki.    ♦ My shoes don t fit, a ohe kū ko u kāma a.   2. Seizure.&#8230; …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 60fit for purpose —    Something that is suitable for a particular function and is fully operational is said to be fit for purpose.     The mayor promised that the new leisure centre would be ready on time and fit for purpose …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions