fitting — Słownik języka angielskiego

Przymiotnik

1. That fits. Chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something.

   Przykłady

   close-fitting form-fitting ill-fitting

   Certainly, in her well-fitting light-blue dress— […] she was a remarkable Cinderella.

2. That fits. Appropriate, suitable, proper.

   Użycie

   • przenośne

   Synonimy

   becomingcondignfitseemly

   Antonimy

   unfitting

   Przykłady

   O my ſvveet ſir, nevves fitting to the night, / Blacke, fearefull, comfortleſſe, and horrible.

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   Though all your actions are noble, though your ſentiments ſpeak the purity of your ſoul, is it fitting that I ſhould accompany you alone into theſe perplexed retreats? ſhould vve be found together, vvhat vvould a cenſorious vvorld think of my conduct?

   Cast with him here in this forlorn estate, / In all things for the man she was a fitting mate.

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   "The other side is gonna say you ain't fitten to be governor."

   The last regular steam-hauled passenger train between Glasgow and Helensburgh Central was given a fitting send-off from Queen Street Low Level at 11.2 p.m. on Friday, November 4.

   It was a fitting scoreline on the club's landmark anniversary, and appropriate that [Robin] Van Persie should get the winner.

   And really, Michael Jackson is a more fitting aspiration for the similarly sexless would-be-former teen heartthrob, who’s compared himself to the late King Of Pop (perhaps a bit prematurely) on several occasions and sings in a Jackson-like croon over a sample of “We’ve Got A Good Thing Going” on Believe’s “Die In Your Arms.”

   The L&YR built a small number of these trains, known as 'Rail Motors', for rural branch lines. It was only fitting that the Horwich branch should have its own.

Rzeczownik

1. gerund of fit: an act of making something fit (“conform in shape and size; be suitable for; etc.”). An act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

2. A (generally small) component or part of a device or machine, especially one that is standardized and replaceable; specifically, a standardized part of a piping system used to connect sections of pipe together, such as a coupling.

   Użycie

   • policzalne

3. The process of fitting up; especially, of applying skilled methods to the installation of components to machines or other products.

   Użycie

   • niepoliczalne

4. A removable item (such as a carpet, a movable piece of furniture, or a picture) in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when moving out.

   Użycie

   • użycie brytyjskie
   • policzalne
   • in-plural
   • often

   Synonimy

   furnishing

   Antonimy

   fixture

   Przykłady

   the fittings of a church or study

Przymiotnik

1. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

   Synonimy

   decent

   Przykłady

   a decent burial

   we have come to dedicate a portion of that field … It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this

2. being precisely fitting and right

   Synonimy

   meet

   Przykłady

   it is only meet that she should be seated first

Rzeczownik

1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

   Synonimy

   adjustmentaccommodation

   Terminy szersze

   improvementbettermentadvance

2. a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system

   Terminy szersze

   accessoryappurtenancesupplementadd-on

3. (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

   Synonimy

   appointment

   Terminy szersze

   furnishing

4. putting clothes on to see whether they fit

   Synonimy

   try-ontrying on

   Terminy szersze

   testtrialrun