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# fit

verb (fit, fits, fit or fitted, fitting); adjective (fit, fitter, fittest); noun (a fit)

«fit» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To fit means to be the right size and shape to go in a place or on a body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#m1)
2. Fit also means healthy and strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#m2)
3. To fit something is to put it in place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#m3)
4. A fit is a sudden short attack, like a fit of coughing or giggles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#m4)
5. Fit means right or good enough for something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#m5)

### In the lessons

maths: how many things go into a box, a bag or a space; a sign of division (containers = total ÷ n; round up for leftovers); does it fit (compare sizes); PE and science: keeping fit, exercise and a healthy body; everyday life: shoes that fit, try it on to see if it fits; phrases: «fit in», «keep fit»

### Examples

- How many books fit on a shelf? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#x1)
- 6 eggs fit in a box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#x2)
- Can 30 people fit in the bus with 25 seats? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#x3)
- He keeps fit by running. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#x4)
- These shoes don't fit me any more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#x5)
- The puzzle piece fits here. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#x6)
- We had a fit of giggles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#x7)
- She fits in well at her new school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#x8)
- I think it will just fit you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/#x9)

### Note

«n fit in each» is a rate: containers = total ÷ n. Trap: round up containers if there is a remainder (31 people, 25 fit in a bus: 2 buses).

## In Jewish tradition

maths: how many things go into a box, a bag or a space; a sign of division (containers = total ÷ n; round up for leftovers); does it fit (compare sizes); PE and science: keeping fit, exercise and a healthy body; everyday life: shoes that fit, try it on to see if it fits; phrases: «fit in», «keep fit»

### Examples

- Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thou art base'? (Writings JOB.34.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fit/#x1)
- Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house. (Writings PRO.24.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fit/#x2)

### Note

«n fit in each» is a rate: containers = total ÷ n. Trap: round up containers if there is a remainder (31 people, 25 fit in a bus: 2 buses).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fit.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «fit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fit.html) on Mova free.