if clothes fit, they are the right size for you
if someone or something fits somewhere, they are small enough or the right size and shape to go there
if you can fit a person or thing somewhere, there is enough space for you to put them there
to add a piece of equipment to something else
to be suitable or right for something
to be suitable or similar enough to belong to a group
to be the truth, or to be the same as what someone describes or asks for
to measure a person and then provide the correct size of clothing or piece of equipment
to provide someone with the qualifications or qualities that they need for a job or a particular purpose
to put something in a particular place or group because it belongs there
A dark wooden table wouldn’t fit with the decoration in here.
But it just fit into place perfectly.
Can we all fit around the table?
Everything in his background fitted him for a diplomatic career.
Everything seemed to fit into place.
Finally, in the last pages, the immensely detailed background fits into place.
He fits the description of a man seen running away from the scene.
His writing did not fit into any traditional literary category.
How do disabled people 's bodies fit into current notions of normality?
I cannot make my son 's suicide fit into this passage.
I couldn’t fit my head through the gap.
I don’t think that box will fit.
I like the suit, but the jacket doesn’t fit me.
I redesigned the chart so that it fitted onto one page.
It all seemed to fit into place for us.
It is important that children’s shoes fit correctly.
I’m taking the children to be fitted for new shoes.
Mr Clayton was fitted with a hearing aid.
None of the candidates fits our criteria.
One problem is the planning system: retirement villages do not fit into a particular class of planning use.
She can fit two more people into her car.
She’s had a brace fitted (=to make her teeth straight).
Some cars are fitted with hand controls for people with physical disabilities.
Something in her story did not fit.
The book is small enough to fit in your pocket.
The cover fits neatly over the pipe.
The dress fitted her like a glove.
Their policies do not fit with the ideal of democratic government.
Then that falsetto fitted into place.
We need a name that fits our image.
We were advised to fit a burglar alarm.
What is odd is the disjointed way in which the review fits into the Government 's adult care reform plans.
When you buy a new suit, you should be professionally fitted.
You can fit a bike rack to the rear of your car.
You can’t fit all types of human behaviour into a clear pattern.
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