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fitting

The correct spelling is fitting.

How to pronounce fitting

/fɪtɪŋ/
verb

IPA: /fɪtɪŋ/

Say it like: Fit-tin-g

The correct spelling is fitting. To be suitable for. For example: "It fits the purpose."

Usage Examples

It fits the purpose.

If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.

I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To be suitable for.
  2. 2.To conform to in size and shape.
  3. 3.To be of the right size and shape
  4. 4.(with to) To make conform in size and shape.
  5. 5.To be in agreement with.

noun

  1. 1.A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.
  2. 2.A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling
  3. 3.The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
  4. 4.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. 5.(often plural) 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.

adjective

  1. 1.Ready, appropriate, suitable, or in keeping

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