Dictionary

fit in en · VERB

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To be physically capable of going into a space.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To find or make a place for: ▸ To designate a job, role, or task for.
   • Just show up ready for work, and they'll fit you in no matter what your skills are.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To find or make a place for: ▸ To incorporate into a schedule; to create an appointment, slot, or time for.
   • I don't have time to work on your house today, but I'll fit it in tomorrow.
   • The dentist said he can't fit me in until Thursday.
4. (figuratively, intransitive) To be or become of a like type with others; (especially) to be or become socially accepted.
   • 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. 1988 March 21, Heart of Glory (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Science Fiction), Paramount Domestic Television, →OCLC:
   • At 18 I was fortunate enough to receive an offer to study at Oxford University. I was enthralled with the exciting new world around me and tried desperately to fit in. 2014 August 29, Ruzwana Bashir, “The untold story of how a culture of shame perpetuates abuse. I know, I was a victim”, in The Guardian:
   • And oh, maybe I see a part of me in them / The missing piece, always trying to fit in / The shattered heart, hungry for a home / No, you're not alone / I love the broken ones 2011, Dia Frampton, “The Broken Ones”, in Red, performed by Dia Frampton:
   • The recluse did not fit in at the party.
5. (figuratively, intransitive) (followed by with) To conform, to be suitable.
   • I'm afraid that does not fit in with our plans.
6. (figuratively, intransitive) (used alone or followed by with) To be consistent or reconcilable (with other facts or ideas).
   • We felt confident about our previous theory, but the results of the latest experiments don't fit in.
   • ; see also Thesaurus:agree
   • He was the top suspect in the downtown crime spree, and these robberies fit in with the pattern.

Forms

Antonyms

stick out

Synonyms

squeeze in · comport · correspond · squeeze in · cohere · conform · match · tally · belong · jibe · work in · fit · squeeze into · harmonize · fit into · accord · agree

Translations (22)

set set (be consistent with other facts) · es encajar (be confident in a social situation) · es convenir (conform or be suitable) · es hacer al caso (conform or be suitable) · kix thó (conform or be suitable) · de hineinpassen (be physically capable of going into a space) · fi täsmätä (be consistent with other facts) · es encajar en (be physically capable of going into a space) · set toplam (be consistent with other facts) · es caber en (be physically capable of going into a space) · izh mahtua (be physically capable of going into a space) · fi käydä yksiin (be consistent with other facts) · es concordar (be consistent with other facts) · it inserirsi (be confident in a social situation) · izh soppia (be physically capable of going into a space) · fi sopeutua (be confident in a social situation) · fi sopia (conform or be suitable) · fr intégrer (be confident in a social situation) · as আট (be physically capable of going into a space) · es encajar (be consistent with other facts) · set boqjon (be consistent with other facts) · fi sopia (be physically capable of going into a space)