fitting

Everyday

1. Right or suitable for a certain time or situation: «a fitting end». tree →
2. A time when you try on clothes so they can be made the right size: «a dress fitting». tree →
3. A small part fixed to something, like a tap, a handle or a light: «bathroom fittings». tree →
4. The -ing form of «fit»: being the right size or shape, or putting something in place. tree →

In the lessons

In stories «a fitting reward» or «a fitting end» tells the reader the result feels right and fair. In everyday life fittings are the fixed parts of a house (taps, light switches, door handles), and you go to a fitting for a school uniform or a costume. As a verb form: «The jigsaw piece is fitting nicely». Phrases: «it is fitting that…», «light fittings», «a tight-fitting/loose-fitting shirt».

Examples

• It was a fitting end to the story when the kind boy won the prize. tree →
• I had a fitting for my bridesmaid dress. tree →
• The plumber changed the fittings in the bathroom. tree →
• Mum is fitting a new lock on the door. tree →
• She wore a tight-fitting swimming cap. tree →
• It seemed fitting to plant a tree on the day we said goodbye to our teacher. tree →
• The shoes are not fitting well, so we will swap them. tree →
• Loose-fitting clothes are cooler in hot weather. tree →
• He took the bow, and fitting an arrow to the notch, took careful aim and let fly. tree →

Note

«Fit» doubles the t: fitting, fitted. As an adjective it means «suitable», not «fit and healthy». The noun is countable: a fitting, fittings. Compound adjectives: tight-fitting, loose-fitting, well-fitting.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah the "fittings" are gold settings that hold the jewels in the high priest's breastplate.

Interpretation. The twelve stones in their golden settings stood for the twelve tribes, so each tribe had its place near the priest's heart.

Examples

• And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they were inclosed in fittings of gold in their settings. (Torah EXO.39.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• The numeral one 1 and the zero 0 are a fitting symbolization of the two opposing principles concerning which the Sefer Yetzirah iv> "23) says as follows: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

«Fit» doubles the t: fitting, fitted. As an adjective it means «suitable», not «fit and healthy». The noun is countable: a fitting, fittings. Compound adjectives: tight-fitting, loose-fitting, well-fitting.