fitted

Everyday

1. Fitted clothes are made to match the shape of the body closely. tree →
2. Fitted furniture, such as a fitted kitchen or fitted carpet, is made to fit a particular space and fixed in place. tree →
3. Fitted is the past form of «fit»: it was the right size, or someone put something in place. tree →
4. Fitted out means supplied with everything needed for a trip or job. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life fitted sheets have elastic corners; fitted kitchens and wardrobes fill a room exactly. In stories «the glass slipper fitted perfectly». Phrases: «fitted with» (has as a part), «a fitted sheet», «be fitted for» (measured for).

Examples

• The glass slipper fitted Cinderella perfectly. tree →
• The car is fitted with seatbelts in every seat. tree →
• Dad fitted a new lock on the door. tree →
• She wore a fitted jacket. tree →
• A fitted sheet has elastic at the corners. tree →
• We had a fitted carpet put in. tree →
• All the books fitted on one shelf. tree →
• When they were properly fitted out I embarked on my expedition. tree →

Note

Past of «fit»: British English says «fitted»; American English often uses «fit» for the size sense: «It fit me» (US) and «It fitted me» (UK). Double «t» in fitted.

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life fitted sheets have elastic corners; fitted kitchens and wardrobes fill a room exactly. In stories «the glass slipper fitted perfectly». Phrases: «fitted with» (has as a part), «a fitted sheet», «be fitted for» (measured for).

Examples

• And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work. (Prophets 1KI.6.35, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Past of «fit»: British English says «fitted»; American English often uses «fit» for the size sense: «It fit me» (US) and «It fitted me» (UK). Double «t» in fitted.