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Fit Fitted Suitable Good Put Task Role Makes

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If something f___ someone for a particular task or role, it makes them good enough or suitable for it.If something fits someone for a particular task or role, it makes them good enough or suitable for it.
...a man whose past experience fits him for the top job in education.
His personality may not have fitted him to be Prime Minister.
word fit
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verb
If something fits, it is the right size and shape to go onto a person's body or onto a particular object.
The sash, kimono, and other garments were made to fit a child.
She has to go to the men's department to find trousers that fit at the waist.
Line a tin with lightly-greased greaseproof paper, making sure the corners fit well.
If you are fitted for a particular piece of clothing, you try it on so that the person who is making it can see where it needs to be altered .
She was being fitted for her wedding dress.
If something fits somewhere, it can be put there or is designed to be put there.
...a computer which is small enough to fit into your pocket.
He folded his long legs to fit under the table.
The crowd was too large to fit inside the hall.
...filters are available that fit over the lens of suitable cameras.
If you fit something into a particular space or place, you put it there.
She fitted her key in the lock.
Who could cut the millions of stone blocks and fit them together?
When the crown has been made you go back and the dentist will fit it into place.
If you fit something somewhere, you attach it there, or put it there carefully and securely.
Fit hinge bolts to give extra support to the door lock.
Peter had built the overhead ladders, and the next day he fitted them to the wall.
Home spas or mini whirlpools massage and relax, and can be fitted into the bath.
If something fits something else or fits into it, it goes together well with that thing or is able to be part of it.
Her daughter doesn't fit the current feminine ideal.
Fostering is a full-time job and you should consider how it will fit into your career.
There's something about the way he talks of her that doesn't fit.
You can say that something fits a particular person or thing when it is appropriate or suitable for them or it.
The punishment must always fit the crime.
If something fits someone for a particular task or role, it makes them good enough or suitable for it.
...a man whose past experience fits him for the top job in education.
His personality may not have fitted him to be Prime Minister.
noun
If something is a good fit, it fits well .
Eventually he was happy that the sills and doors were a reasonably good fit.
adjective
If something is fit for a particular purpose, it is suitable for that purpose.
Of the seven bicycles we had, only two were fit for the road.
...safety measures intended to reassure consumers that the meat is fit to eat.
Follow our guide to making your home a fit place to work, rest and play.
If someone is fit to do something, they have the appropriate qualities or skills that will allow them to do it.
You're not fit to be a mother!
In a word, this government isn't fit to rule.
He was not a fit companion for their skipper that particular morning.
There is a debate about his fitness for the highest office.
If you suffer from a serious medical condition, you should consult your doctor about your fitness to travel.
If you say that something or someone is fit to produce some extreme result, you are emphasizing the extreme nature of that thing or that person's activity.
The stink was fit to knock you down.
...hour after hour, the same exercises until you're fit to drop!
Wally was laughing fit to burst.
You're shivering fit to die, Gracie.
inflections fitsfittingfittedfitness
cefr-level A2

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