kit

Everyday

1. A kit is a set of things kept together for a job, like a first aid kit or a tool kit. tree →
2. A kit is a set of parts you put together to make something, like a model kit. tree →
3. In British English, kit is the clothes and equipment for a sport: football kit, PE kit. tree →
4. A kit is also a baby fox, rabbit or other small animal. tree →

In the lessons

In maths, a set bought for a price or holding a number of pieces (pieces per kit × kits). In science, a science kit or an experiment kit. In everyday life and safety: a first aid kit at home and school, an emergency kit. In school: «Don't forget your PE kit». Phrases: «first aid kit», «tool kit», «PE kit», «model kit», «kit out».

Examples

• A model kit has 120 pieces. tree →
• Each kit costs 15 dollars. tree →
• She bought 3 art kits. tree →
• The team has 11 football kits. tree →
• Where is the first aid kit? tree →
• I forgot my PE kit today. tree →
• We built a robot from a kit. tree →
• The fox kit stayed close to its mother. tree →
• Every car should have an emergency kit. tree →
• So he got some plates and vessels from his travelling kit and emptied out the olives. tree →

Note

Countable: a kit, kits; British «football kit» can be uncountable («my kit»). A group: pieces per kit × kits; or a price per kit. Trap: «a football kit» is clothes for one player. Do not confuse with kite.