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6 English Phrasal Verbs With 'FIT'

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We have definitions for 6 phrasal verbs with 'FIT'

6 phrasal verbs with 'FIT'

Fit in

  1. Get on in a group of people
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I didn't FIT IN with the other people working there so I left and found another job.
  2. Have enough time or space for something
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I didn't have time to FIT IN another appointment.

Fit in with

  1. Be convenient or occur conveniently
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They're not arriving until Thursday, which FITS IN WITH my schedule for the week.
  2. Occur or happen in a way that shows that plans or ideas have not changed
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: His rudeness yesterday FITS IN WITH what I have always thought of his behaviour.

Fit into

  1. Become part of
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: Their ideas didn't FIT INTO our plans.

Fit out

  1. Provide with necessary equipment
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They FITTED OUT the boat for the race.

Fit out with

  1. Provide someone with necessary equipment
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They didn't FIT the troops OUT WITH the necessary protective gear.

Fit up

  1. Frame someone- make them look guilty of something they haven't done
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The police FITTED him UP for dealing drugs.
  2. Provide equipment
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: They FITTED us UP with the latest IT.

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