adapted or suited; appropriate

This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.

proper or becoming

fit behavior.

qualified or competent, as for an office or function

a fit candidate.

prepared or ready

crops fit for gathering.

in good physical condition; in good health

He's fit for the race.

Biology .

being adapted to the prevailing conditions and producing offspring that survive to reproductive age.

contributing genetic information to the gene pool of the next generation.

(of a population) maintaining or increasing the group's numbers in the environment.

to be adapted to or suitable for (a purpose, object, occasion, etc.).

to be proper or becoming for.

to be of the right size or shape for

The dress fitted her perfectly.

to adjust or make conform

to fit a ring to the finger.

to make qualified or competent

qualities that fit one for leadership.

to prepare

This school fits students for college.

to put with precise placement or adjustment

He fitted the picture into the frame.

to provide; furnish; equip

to fit a door with a new handle.

to be suitable or proper.

to be of the right size or shape, as a garment for the wearer or any object or part for a thing to which it is applied

The shoes fit.

the manner in which a thing fits

The fit was perfect.

something that fits

The coat is a poor fit.

the process of fitting. ?

fit out or up, to furnish with supplies, equipment, clothing, furniture, or other requisites; supply; equip

to fit out an expedition.

fit to be tied

Informal . extremely annoyed or angry

He was fit to be tied when I told him I'd wrecked the car.

fit to kill

Informal . to the limit; exceedingly

She was dressed up fit to kill.

verb

fit