Fit - English meaning

noun

The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.

Usage examples:

The staircase gives access to the top floor

verb

Approach or enter (a place).

Usage examples:

Single rooms have private facilities accessed via the balcony

The right to enter

verb

Alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.

Usage examples:

He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie

verb

Alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard

verb

To change something slightly to make it fit, work better, or be more suitable

Usage examples:

[ t ] adjust the angle of your monitor so you can easily read it., [ i ] you need time to adjust to…

adjective

Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something.

Usage examples:

An apposite quotation

adjective

Suitable or proper in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

This isn't the appropriate time or place

verb

Take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.

Usage examples:

The accused had appropriated the property

Suitable for a particular person, place, or situation

preposition

With reference to; concerning.

Usage examples:

She remarked apropos of the initiative, ‘it's not going to stop the abuse’

adjective

Very appropriate to a particular situation.

Usage examples:

The composer's reference to child's play is apropos

adverb

Used to introduce something that is related to or connected with something that has just been said

Usage examples:

Apropos of i had an email from sally yesterday - apropos of which, did you send her that article?, …

adjective

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

The theme could not be more apt

noun

(as written abbreviation) an apartment.

Usage examples:

A minimalist one-bedroom apt. on the upper west side

adjective

Correct or right for a particular situation

Usage examples:

Chris’s apt comments summed up our opinions., this old roof is apt to leak when it rains., he was v…

verb

Put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order.

Usage examples:

She had just finished arranging the flowers

verb

Put into a proper or systematic order

verb

To plan or make preparations for something or for something to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] he arranged a meeting between the two leaders., [ + to infinitive ] my friends arranged to ea…

phrase

In very good health.

Usage examples:

What keeps him youthful, healthy and fit as a fiddle?

idiom

To be very healthy and strong

Usage examples:

My grandmother's 89, but she's as fit as a fiddle.

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

adjective

Appropriate to the occasion.

Usage examples:

A country which can run the prestigious tournament in a befitting manner

verb

Be appropriate for; suit.

Usage examples:

As befits a quaker, he was a humane man

phrasal verb

Fill with gas or air

phrasal verb

To become suddenly very angry

Usage examples:

He may blow up when he finds out how much i spent., i'm going to have this photo blown up and framed.

noun

A problem

Usage examples:

I don't see any kind of blowup event that's going to cause the market to lose value.

noun

A short period of intense activity of a specified kind.

Usage examples:

Occasional bouts of strenuous exercise

verb

Break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure.

Usage examples:

One of the balloons burst

noun

An instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion.

Usage examples:

The mortar bursts were further away than before

noun

A sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children.

Usage examples:

Toxic side effects like convulsions

noun

A shaking movement of the body that cannot be controlled, often caused by illness

Usage examples:

The syndrome brought on convulsions.

adjective

Free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.

Usage examples:

Make sure you have been given the correct information

verb

Put right (an error or fault).

Usage examples:

The council issued a statement correcting some points in the press reports

adjective

In agreement with the true facts or with a generally accepted standard

Usage examples:

It’s your responsibility to see that your tax return is correct., do you have the correct time?, "d…

adjective

Conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour.

Usage examples:

A decent clean-living individual

adjective

Acceptable, satisfactory, or reasonable

Usage examples:

We get good benefits, and the pay is decent., it costs $100 to buy a decent sleeping bag., they’re …

adjective

In keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.

Usage examples:

Charlotte gave david a decorous kiss

adjective

Behaving politely and in a controlled way

Usage examples:

His manner, as ever, was decorous.

adjective

Expected at or planned for at a certain time.

Usage examples:

The baby's due in august

noun

One's right; what is owed to one.

Usage examples:

He thought it was his due

adverb

(with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly.

Usage examples:

We'll head due south again on the same road

noun

An act or instance of erupting.

Usage examples:

The eruption of vesuvius

noun

An occasion when a volcano explodes, and flames and rocks come out of it, or the act of doing this

Usage examples:

A volcanic eruption, around the year 600, the eruption of a nearby volcano buried ceren's buildings…

noun

A violent shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb.

Usage examples:

Three explosions damaged buildings at the barracks

noun

A violent burst, often with a loud noise

Usage examples:

[ c ] the fire was caused by a gas explosion., [ u ] the explosion of the space shuttle shocked the…

noun

A small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment.

Usage examples:

The wooden fittings were made of walnut

adjective

Suitable or appropriate under the circumstances; right or proper.

Usage examples:

A fitting reward

verb

Be of the right shape and size for.

Usage examples:

Those jeans still fit me

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Usage examples:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

phrasal verb

Ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down

noun

A sudden outburst of something, especially violence or hostility.

Usage examples:

A flare-up between the two countries

noun

A sudden outburst of something, especially violence or hostility.

Usage examples:

A flare-up between the two countries

adjective

In a good physical or mental condition; in good health.

Usage examples:

I feel fit and healthy

adjective

Having, showing, or encouraging good health

Usage examples:

As long as the baby is healthy, i don’t care if it’s a boy or a girl., she had a healthy attitude t…

adjective

Developing and making money

Usage examples:

A healthy business/industry/economy, sound macroeconomic and regulatory policies are essential to a…

noun

A rhythmical or metrical stress.

Usage examples:

His great authority, cresollius, disapproved of orators using ‘ictus or musicall cadence of the fin…

verb

Place, fit, or push (something) into something else.

Usage examples:

Claudia inserted her key in the lock

noun

A loose page or section in a magazine or other publication, typically one carrying an advertisement.

Usage examples:

Tedious glossy magazine inserts to lure advertisers with inflated readership claims don't compensat…

verb

Introduce

verb

Put (something) down gently or carefully.

Usage examples:

She laid the baby in his cot

noun

Used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g. ‘lay the blame on’ means ‘to blame’.

Usage examples:

She laid great stress on little courtesies

adjective

Not ordained into or belonging to the clergy.

Usage examples:

A lay preacher

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

Usage examples:

A week later i met him in the street

noun

A gathering of riders and hounds before a hunt begins.

Usage examples:

She fell from her horse during a weekend meet

adjective

Suitable or proper.

Usage examples:

It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour

noun

A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.

Usage examples:

The outbreak of world war ii

noun

A sudden release of strong emotion.

Usage examples:

An angry outburst from the prime minister

noun

A sudden, violent expression of emotion, esp. anger

noun

A sudden attack or outburst of a particular emotion or activity.

Usage examples:

A paroxysm of weeping

noun

A sudden and powerful expression of strong feeling

Usage examples:

The mention of his name can send people into paroxysms of anger.

adjective

Relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.

Usage examples:

She asked me a lot of very pertinent questions

adjective

Relating directly to the subject being considered; relevant

Usage examples:

A pertinent question

noun

A particular position, point, or area in space; a location.

Usage examples:

I can't be in two places at once

verb

Put in a particular position.

Usage examples:

A newspaper had been placed beside my plate

noun

An area, town, building, etc.

Usage examples:

Her garden was a cool pleasant place to sit., what was the name of that place we drove through on t…

noun

A place where someone or something is located or has been put.

Usage examples:

The distress call had given the ship's position

verb

Put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.

Usage examples:

He pulled out a chair and positioned it between them

adjective

Denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be; genuine.

Usage examples:

She's never had a proper job

adverb

Satisfactorily or correctly.

Usage examples:

My eyes were all blurry and i couldn't see proper

noun

The part of a church service that varies with the season or feast.

Usage examples:

We go to the high mass, with plainsong propers sung by the ritual choir

adjective

Closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered.

Usage examples:

What small companies need is relevant advice

adjective

Related to a subject or to something happening or being discussed

Usage examples:

We turned over relevant documents to the investigating team., the relevance of railroads to the dev…

adjective

Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Usage examples:

I hope we're doing the right thing

adverb

To the furthest or most complete extent or degree (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

The car spun right off the track

noun

That which is morally correct, just, or honourable.

Usage examples:

She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong

adjective

Conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste; decorous.

Usage examples:

I felt it was not seemly to observe too closely

noun

The action of capturing someone or something using force.

Usage examples:

The seizure of the assembly building

noun

The external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.

Usage examples:

She liked the shape of his nose

verb

Give a particular shape or form to.

Usage examples:

Most caves are shaped by the flow of water through limestone

abbreviation

Supreme headquarters allied powers europe.

noun

A sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement.

Usage examples:

Shifting heavy loads without help brought on muscular back spasms

verb

Experience sudden involuntary muscular contractions; twitch convulsively.

Usage examples:

My body spasmed violently

verb

Write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence.

Usage examples:

Dolly spelled her name

noun

A form of words used as a magical charm or incantation.

Usage examples:

A spell is laid on the door to prevent entry

verb

Allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in an activity.

Usage examples:

I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel

adjective

Right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

Usage examples:

These toys are not suitable for children under five

adjective

Being right or correct for a particular situation or person

Usage examples:

The book is suitable as a text for a course in beginning chemistry., the movie may not be suitable …

adjective

Right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

Usage examples:

The task is ideally suited to a computer

verb

Be convenient for or acceptable to.

Usage examples:

What time would suit you?

plural noun

Intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.

Usage examples:

He convulsed in his death throes

noun

Difficulties or pain

Usage examples:

He was in the throes of despair after losing his job.

adverb

In a good or satisfactory way.

Usage examples:

The whole team played well

adjective

In good health; free or recovered from illness.

Usage examples:

I don't feel very well

exclamation

Used to express a range of emotions including surprise, anger, resignation, or relief.

Usage examples:

Well, really! the manners of some people!