[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/fitting/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) / fitting # fitting adjective (fitting, more fitting); noun (a fitting, fittings); verb form (fit → fitting) «fitting» 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. Right or suitable for a certain time or situation: «a fitting end». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#m1) 2. A time when you try on clothes so they can be made the right size: «a dress fitting». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#m2) 3. A small part fixed to something, like a tap, a handle or a light: «bathroom fittings». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#m3) 4. The -ing form of «fit»: being the right size or shape, or putting something in place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#m4) ### In the lessons In stories «a fitting reward» or «a fitting end» tells the reader the result feels right and fair. In everyday life fittings are the fixed parts of a house (taps, light switches, door handles), and you go to a fitting for a school uniform or a costume. As a verb form: «The jigsaw piece is fitting nicely». Phrases: «it is fitting that…», «light fittings», «a tight-fitting/loose-fitting shirt». ### Examples - It was a fitting end to the story when the kind boy won the prize. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#x1) - I had a fitting for my bridesmaid dress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#x2) - The plumber changed the fittings in the bathroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#x3) - Mum is fitting a new lock on the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#x4) - She wore a tight-fitting swimming cap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#x5) - It seemed fitting to plant a tree on the day we said goodbye to our teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#x6) - The shoes are not fitting well, so we will swap them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#x7) - Loose-fitting clothes are cooler in hot weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#x8) - He took the bow, and fitting an arrow to the notch, took careful aim and let fly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/#x9) ### Note «Fit» doubles the t: fitting, fitted. As an adjective it means «suitable», not «fit and healthy». The noun is countable: a fitting, fittings. Compound adjectives: tight-fitting, loose-fitting, well-fitting. ## In Jewish tradition In the Torah the "fittings" are gold settings that hold the jewels in the high priest's breastplate. **Interpretation.** The twelve stones in their golden settings stood for the twelve tribes, so each tribe had its place near the priest's heart. ### Examples - And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they were inclosed in fittings of gold in their settings. (Torah EXO.39.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fitting/#x1) - The numeral one 1 and the zero 0 are a fitting symbolization of the two opposing principles concerning which the Sefer Yetzirah iv\> "23) says as follows: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fitting/#x2) ### Note «Fit» doubles the t: fitting, fitted. As an adjective it means «suitable», not «fit and healthy». The noun is countable: a fitting, fittings. Compound adjectives: tight-fitting, loose-fitting, well-fitting. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «fitting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«fitting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fitting.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «fitting» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fitting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«fitting» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fitting.html) on Mova free.