I.
noun
1 way sth fits/way two things match
ADJECTIVE
▪ excellent , good , nice
▪
We need to achieve the best ~ between the staff required and the staff available.
▪ correct , exact , ideal , perfect , proper , right
▪ bad , poor
▪
The door was a poor ~ and didn't open properly.
▪ close , snug , tight
▪ loose
▪ comfortable
▪
The sweater is a comfortable fit—not too tight and not too loose.
▪ natural
▪ custom ( esp. AmE )
▪
The cap is made of 92% polyester with 8% Spandex for a custom ~.
VERB + FIT
▪ achieve , get , produce
▪
File away any excess metal until a snug ~ is achieved.
▪ ensure
▪
The shoe has a special strap to ensure a good ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ between
▪
a good ~ between the recruit and the job
PHRASES
▪ a lack of ~
▪
He argues that there is a lack of ~ between our system of values and capitalism.
2 sudden attack of illness
ADJECTIVE
▪ convulsive , epileptic , fainting
VERB + FIT
▪ have , suffer
▪
She suffered a major ~ last year.
▪ suffer from
▪
He suffers from ~s of depression.
▪ bring on , cause , trigger
▪
He suffers from a brain disorder that can trigger convulsive ~s.
▪ control
▪
new drugs that can control ~s
▪ prevent
FIT + VERB
▪ happen , occur
▪
The ~s usually occur at night.
PREPOSITION
▪ during a ~
▪
She hurt her arm during one of her ~s.
3 short period of coughing/laughter/strong feeling
ADJECTIVE
▪ coughing , sneezing
▪ crying , giggling , laughing , screaming
▪ hysterical
▪ sudden
▪
In a sudden ~ of anger, he snatched the book from her hand.
▪ uncontrollable
▪
He burst into an uncontrollable ~ of laughter.
▪ major
VERB + FIT
▪ have , pitch ( AmE ), throw
▪
My dad will throw a major ~ if he finds out!
▪ burst into , collapse in , collapse into , erupt in , erupt into , fall into
▪
She collapsed in a ~ of laughter.
▪ bring on
▪
The cold air brought on one of his coughing ~s.
FIT + VERB
▪ be over , pass
▪
When her coughing ~ was over she continued to speak.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~ of
▪
He pushed the referee in a ~ of temper.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of anger/giggles
PHRASES
▪ in ~s ( BrE ), in ~s of laughter
▪
The comedian had them all in ~s of laughter.
II.
verb
1 right size/type
ADVERB
▪ closely , neatly , nicely , securely , snugly , tightly , well
▪
The pencils ~ neatly into this box.
▪ loosely
▪ exactly , perfectly
▪
The screws ~ the holes exactly.
▪ properly
▪
The shoes don't ~ properly.
▪ badly , poorly
▪
If the top of the box ~s badly, the contents will spill out.
▪ barely , hardly
▪
jeans which barely ~ his stout body
▪ easily
▪
That chair should ~ into the room easily.
▪ comfortably
▪
PDAs are designed to ~ comfortably in a jacket pocket.
▪ together
▪
These two pieces of wood ~ together to make the base.
VERB + FIT
▪ be designed to
▪
The waste unit is designed to ~ under the sink.
PREPOSITION
▪ in , into , onto , over , under , etc.
▪
Will this box ~ into the cupboard?
2 agree/match; make sth suitable
ADVERB
▪ perfectly
▪ seamlessly
▪
The haunting melody ~s seamlessly within the song.
PREPOSITION
▪ for ( esp. BrE )
▪
Your experience ~s you perfectly for the job.
▪ with
▪
The words ~ perfectly with the music.
Fit is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ analogy , ↑ description , ↑ shoe , ↑ size
Fit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ alarm , ↑ arrow , ↑ budget , ↑ carpet , ↑ category , ↑ criterion , ↑ data , ↑ definition , ↑ description , ↑ engine , ↑ expectation , ↑ heating , ↑ image , ↑ lifestyle , ↑ lock , ↑ meter , ↑ model , ↑ mould , ↑ need , ↑ niche , ↑ panel , ↑ part , ↑ personality , ↑ plug , ↑ preconception , ↑ preference , ↑ profile , ↑ rail , ↑ requirement , ↑ role , ↑ situation , ↑ stereotype , ↑ strap , ↑ tile , ↑ tyre , ↑ valve , ↑ windscreen
III.
adj.
1 healthy
VERBS
▪ be , feel , look , seem
▪ become , get
▪
the struggle to get ~ and stay ~
▪ keep , stay
▪
Go for a little jog to keep ~.
▪ make sb
▪
Exercising once a week is not enough to make you ~.
▪ keep sb
▪
gentle exercises designed to keep you ~
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ fighting ( esp. BrE )
▪
He seemed fighting ~ and ready for action.
▪ fully ( BrE )
▪
John isn't fully ~ yet after his operation.
▪ physically
▪
She felt physically fitter and more alive than she could ever remember.
PREPOSITION
▪ for ( BrE )
▪
The doctor said she was now ~ for work.
PHRASES
▪ as ~ as a fiddle (= very healthy)
▪ ~ and healthy , ~ and well ( esp. BrE )
▪
She looks really ~ and healthy.
▪ ~ and ready
▪ lean and ~
2 suitable
VERBS
▪ consider sth , see , think
▪
The newspaper did not see ~ to publish my letter.
▪
You must do as you think ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
The food was not ~ for human consumption.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and proper ( law , esp. BrE )
▪
circumstances in which someone is not considered a ~ and proper person to run a bank
▪ ~ for a king
▪
It was a meal ~ for a king.
▪ in no ~ state
▪
He's so angry he's in no ~ state to see anyone.
Fit is used with these nouns: ↑ body , ↑ state