fit inverb

• 1

  To be physically capable of going into a space.

• 2

  To find or make a place for:

  • Just show up ready for work, and they'll fit you in no matter what your skills are.
• 3

  To find or make a place for:

  • The dentist said he can't fit me in until Thursday.
  • I don't have time to work on your house today, but I'll fit it in tomorrow.
• 4

  To be or become of a like type with others; (especially) to be or become socially accepted.

  • The recluse did not fit in at the party.
  • KORRIS: They shunned you. Cursed you. Called you vile names, and you knew not why. Even now do you know why you are driven? Why you cannot relent — or repent — or confess — or abstain? How could you know? There have been no other Klingons to lead you to that knowledge. WORF: Yes — yes — those feelings are still a part of me, but I control them. They do not rule me. KORRIS: Yes, to fit in, the humans demand you change the one thing that you cannot change. But because you cannot — you do. That too is the mark of the warrior.
• 5

  (followed by with) To conform, to be suitable.

  • I'm afraid that does not fit in with our plans.
• 6

  (used alone or followed by with) To be consistent or reconcilable (with other facts or ideas).

  • ; see also Thesaurus:agree
  • We felt confident about our previous theory, but the results of the latest experiments don't fit in.