fit – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fit

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fit
Participle: fitted
Gerund: fitting

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of fit

Indicative

Present

Ifit
youfit
he;she;itfits
wefit
youfit
theyfit

Perfect

Ihave fitted
youhave fitted
he;she;ithas fitted
wehave fitted
youhave fitted
theyhave fitted

Past

Ifitted
youfitted
he;she;itfitted
wefitted
youfitted
theyfitted

Pluperfect

Ihad fitted
youhad fitted
he;she;ithad fitted
wehad fitted
youhad fitted
theyhad fitted

Future

Iwill fit
youwill fit
he;she;itwill fit
wewill fit
youwill fit
theywill fit

Future Perfect

Iwill have fitted
youwill have fitted
he;she;itwill have fitted
wewill have fitted
youwill have fitted
theywill have fitted

Subjunctive

Present

Ifit
youfit
he;she;itfit
wefit
youfit
theyfit

Perfect

Ihave fitted
youhave fitted
he;she;ithave fitted
wehave fitted
youhave fitted
theyhave fitted

Imperfect

Ifitted
youfitted
he;she;itfitted
wefitted
youfitted
theyfitted

Pluperfect

Ihad fitted
youhad fitted
he;she;ithad fitted
wehad fitted
youhad fitted
theyhad fitted

Conditional

Present

Iwould fit
youwould fit
he;she;itwould fit
wewould fit
youwould fit
theywould fit

Perfect

Iwould have fitted
youwould have fitted
he;she;itwould have fitted
wewould have fitted
youwould have fitted
theywould have fitted

Imperative

youfit
weLet's fit
youfit

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam fitting
youare fitting
he;she;itis fitting
weare fitting
youare fitting
theyare fitting

Perfect

Ihave been fitting
youhave been fitting
he;she;ithas been fitting
wehave been fitting
youhave been fitting
theyhave been fitting

Past

Iwas fitting
youwere fitting
he;she;itwas fitting
wewere fitting
youwere fitting
theywere fitting

Pluperfect

Ihad been fitting
youhad been fitting
he;she;ithad been fitting
wehad been fitting
youhad been fitting
theyhad been fitting

Future

Iwill be fitting
youwill be fitting
he;she;itwill be fitting
wewill be fitting
youwill be fitting
theywill be fitting

Future Perfect

Iwill have been fitting
youwill have been fitting
he;she;itwill have been fitting
wewill have been fitting
youwill have been fitting
theywill have been fitting

Conditional

Present

Iwould be fitting
youwould be fitting
he;she;itwould be fitting
wewould be fitting
youwould be fitting
theywould be fitting

Perfect

Iwould have been fitting
youwould have been fitting
he;she;itwould have been fitting
wewould have been fitting
youwould have been fitting
theywould have been fitting

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'fit'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'fit'

bit, dit, fat, fet, fiat, fib, fid, fig, fin, fist,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

equip
furnish, arm, implement, man, outfit, provide
suit
agree, accord, apply, harmonize, belong, conform, relate, befit

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "suited to the circumstances, proper," c.1440, of unknown origin, perhaps from M.E. noun fit "an adversary of equal power" (c.1250), which is perhaps connected to fit (n.1). The verb meaning "to be the right shape" is first attested 1581. First record of fitness is from 1580. Survival of the fittest (1867) coined by H. Spencer.
2. Possibly from Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”), of uncertain further origin. The original sense appears to have been "to marshal or deploy troops", which shifted to "to suit (troops to a certain location" > "suitable", and may be further related to Icelandic fitja (“to web, knit, cast on”). See: Icelandic 'fitja'.

Verbs referencing "fit"

Naija fit, Sranan fiti.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] dark eyes, full of fire and softness, looked out from beneath the rich, long lashes, as he peered curiously into the apartment. A gay robe of scarlet and yellow plaid, carefully made and neatly fitted, set off to advantage the dark and rich style of his beauty; and a certain comic air of assurance, blended with bashfulness, showed that he had been not unused to being petted and noticed by his [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] Those who by physical or mental imbecility are disqualified from work, are thereby disqualified from being members of an industrious community; and they can be better provided for in establishments fitted for the infirm. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] de dinin’-room door dat bery day ? and didn't I see de General pass his plate three times for some more dat bery pie ? — and, says he, ‘You must have an uncommon cook, Mrs. Shelby. ’ Lor ! I was fit to split myself. ~~~ “ And de Gineral, he knows what cookin ’ is, ” said Aunt Chloe, drawing herself up with an air. “ Bery nice man, de Gineral ! He comes of one of de bery _fustest_ families in [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The orphans and young children are in an adjoining building separate from this, but a part of the same Institution. Some are such little creatures, that the stairs are of Lilliputian measurement, fitted to their tiny strides. The same consideration for their years and weakness is expressed in their very seats, which are perfect curiosities, and look like articles of furniture for a pauper [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] reason. I omitted to ask the question, but I should think it must have been of about half a pony power. Mr. Paap, the celebrated Dwarf, might have lived and died happily in the cabin, which was fitted with common sash-windows like an ordinary dwelling-house. These windows had bright-red curtains, too, hung on slack strings across the lower panes; so that it looked like the parlour of a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘Oh! That he was afraid the soles of his boots were not fit for walking, as they were a good deal worn when he came in; and that he would thank me very much to have them mended, ready. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • We had previously looked into another chamber fitted all round with a great, bare, wooden desk or counter, whereon lay files of newspapers, to which sundry gentlemen were referring. But there were no such means of beguiling the time in this [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Columbus shortly before seven o’clock, and stayed there, to refresh, that day and night: having excellent apartments in a very large unfinished hotel called the Neill House, which were richly fitted with the polished wood of the black walnut, and opened on a handsome portico and stone verandah, like rooms in some Italian mansion. The town is clean and pretty, and of course is ‘going to be ’ [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • She was a large vessel of five hundred tons, and handsomely fitted up, though with high-pressure engines; which always conveyed that kind of feeling to me, which I should be likely to experience, I think, if I had lodgings on the first-floor of a powder-mill. She [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Religion ! ” said St. Clare, in a tone that made both ladies look at him. “ Religion ! Is what you hear at church, religion ? Is that which can bend and turn, and descend and ascend, to fit every crooked phase of selfish, worldly society, religion ? Is that religion which is less scrupulous, less generous, less just, less considerate for man, than even my own ungodly, worldly, blinded [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • You think they fit into anything ? If I do this in the dark, it may go elsewhere. Come in the day. (#AAY)
  • If this is fitted into vehicles, imagine the countless lives that will be lost ? (Magudam)