fitting

Meaning

Verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of fit
2. (US, informal, with-infinitive) Getting ready; preparing.

Adj

Appropriate; suitable.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.
2. (countable, uncountable) A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
4. (countable, uncountable) The process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.
5. (British, countable, often, plural, uncountable) A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture.
6. (uncountable) The action or condition of having fits in the sense of seizures or convulsions.

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Synonyms

suitable

appropriate

proper

becoming

right

fit

seemly

apt

convenient

opportune

adjustment

befitting

mounting

meet

adequate

assemblage

decent

try-on

just

advantageous

trying on

reasonable

pertinent

assembly

pat

correct

part

expedient

applicable

useful

matching

adapting

piece

acceptable

assembling

adaptation

of use

arranging

installation

congruous

handy

congenial

accommodation

inexpensive

jointing

component

erection

comfortable

equipment

cheap

Translations

convenable

adecuado

Montage

apropriado

adatto

fatsoenlijk

betamelijk

behoorlijk

conveniente

capaz

conveniente

passend

adequado

adient

idoneo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɪtɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, fit + -ing.