fit
part of speech
verb (fit, fits, fit or fitted, fitting); adjective (fit, fitter, fittest); noun (a fit)
meaning for a pupil
1) To fit means to be the right size and shape to go in a place or on a body. tree →
2) Fit also means healthy and strong. tree →
3) To fit something is to put it in place. tree →
4) A fit is a sudden short attack, like a fit of coughing or giggles. tree →
5) Fit means right or good enough for something. tree →
sense 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
- Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thou art base'? (Writings JOB.34.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- 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 →
- How many books fit on a shelf? tree →
- 6 eggs fit in a box. tree →
- Can 30 people fit in the bus with 25 seats? tree →
- He keeps fit by running. tree →
- These shoes don't fit me any more. tree →
- The puzzle piece fits here. tree →
- We had a fit of giggles. tree →
- She fits in well at her new school. tree →
- I think it will just fit you. tree →
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 the corpora
- And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.
- Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.
- Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thou art base'?
- Picture-making AI learned from millions of pictures with descriptions and builds new pictures that fit the words.
- Words like "kind, clever and creative" fit almost anyone, so they tell you nothing about you.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.