# fitting

Pronunciation: say "FIT-ing" /ˈfɪtɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Appropriate and suitable for a particular situation or occasion.
   - Simple: Right or proper for a certain time, place, or situation.
   - _It seemed fitting that the oldest member spoke first._
   - _The committee picked a fitting tribute for the late founder._

## Noun

2. The act of trying on clothes so the fit can be checked or adjusted.
   - Simple: Trying on clothes so they can be checked or changed to suit you.
   - _During the fitting, the seamstress pinned the hem an inch higher._
   - _The actor stood patiently through a long costume fitting._
3. A small, often standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.
   - Simple: A small part that can be added to or taken off a machine or device.
   - _Each fitting screwed neatly into its socket on the panel._
   - _The kit included brass fittings for several different appliances._
4. A standardized connecting part used to join sections of pipe together, such as a coupling.
   - Simple: A part that joins two pieces of pipe together.
   - _Each fitting must match the pipe's diameter to seal properly._
   - _The engineer specified brass fittings throughout the system._
7. A removable item in a building, such as furniture, a carpet, or a picture, that can be taken away when one moves out. *(British)*
   - Simple: A movable item in a home, like furniture or a carpet, that you can take when you move out.
   - _The landlord charged them for a fitting missing from the spare room._
   - _All the fittings, including the bookshelves and rugs, went into the removal van._
8. The process of fitting up, especially the use of craft skills such as filing to make and assemble machines or other products.
   - Simple: The work of putting machine parts together using careful hand skills.
   - _Final fitting required careful filing of each component._
   - _The apprentice spent a year learning machine fitting._
9. The condition of having seizures or convulsions, or an episode in which they occur.
   - Simple: Having seizures, where the body shakes and cannot be controlled.
   - _The nurse recorded each episode of fitting on the patient's chart._
   - _Prolonged fitting can deprive the brain of oxygen._

## Verb

5. Getting ready or preparing to do something. *(colloquial, US)*
   - Simple: Getting ready to do something soon.
   - _They were fitting to head home when the storm rolled in._
   - _He's fitting to ask for a raise next week._
6. Present participle of fit. — present participle and gerund of fit
   - Simple: The -ing form of fit. Use it to name the action, or after a noun to describe it.
   - _The mechanic is fitting a replacement part to the engine._
   - _She spent the afternoon fitting all her books onto one small shelf._

## Origin

Formed from "fit" with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fitting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).