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1. In harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
   "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this";
   - decent
    
2. Being precisely fitting and right
   "it is only fitting that she should be seated first";
   - meet [archaic]

1. Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
   - adjustment, accommodation
    
2. A small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
    
3. (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
   - appointment
    
4. Putting clothes on to see whether they fit
   - try-on, trying on

1. Be agreeable or acceptable to
   "This fits my needs";
   - suit, accommodate
    
2. Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
   "This piece won't fit into the puzzle";
   - go
    
3. Change to the appropriate size; tailor
   "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"
    
4. Insert or adjust several objects or people
   "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"
    
5. Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
   "The suspect's fingerprints don't fit those on the gun";
   - match, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree, marry up, marry
    
6. Conform to some shape or size
   "How does this shirt fit?"
    
7. Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
   "The expedition was fitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities";
   - equip, fit out, outfit
    
8. Obtain something that is wanted, needed or required
   - conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill [N. Amer], fulfil [Brit, Cdn]
    
9. Make correspond or harmonize
   "fit my sweater";
   - match

Derived forms: fittings

See also: just, proper

Type of: accessory, accommodate, adapt, add-on, adjust, advance, appurtenance, be, betterment, bolt-on, cater, correct, equal, form, furnish, furnishing, improvement, offer, ply, provide, render, run, set, shape, supplement, supply, test, trial

Antonym: disagree

Encyclopedia: Fitting, Andrea