fit

fit [-s, -ter, -est] adj

ME.

1. Worthy; appropriate; good enough; qualified (webplay: pearls, vest).
2. Suitable.

fit [-ter] adv

Gk fit, suitable.

1. Better, more appropriately, more suitably; more securely.

fit n

OE.

1. Size; adjustment; snugness; the right size, as a garment.
2. Phrase. “a fit” A garment that is well-tailored to suit the size and shape of the wearer
3. Seizure; state of ague; fever with recurrent chills; [fig.] trauma; near-death experience; [word play] garment that is the right size.

fit [-s, -ted, -ting] v

Danish, to be fit.

1. Be the right size.
2. Accept; embrace; espouse; adapt to; conform to.
3. Correspond; match; belong together.
4. Accommodate; be suitable; be appropriate for.
5. Adjust; adapt; acclimate; change to meet.
6. Measure for; have something made the right size for a person
7. Fasten; attach; cover with, as a garment.
8. Beseem; became; be pleasing; be worthy of
9. Join; make whole; unite; come together; merge.
10. Shape; mold; make the right size.
11. Phrase. “Fit into place”: set down; put in order; make room for; keep straight; [fig] hold a note.