fit (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To put one thing to another1. accommŏdo, 1 (usu. with dat. of person; acc. of thing with prep. ad)2. apto, 1 (same constr. as preced.)3. applĭco, appōno; v. TO APPLY.II. To provide, equipIII. To render fitB. Intrans.I. As a garment1. convĕnio, vēni, ventum, 4 (with ad and acc.)2. sĕdeo, sēdi, sessum, 2 (esp. of looser garments, as lying well or ill)II. In general sense • fit (v.): A. Trans.: I. To put one thing to another: 1. accommŏdo, 1 (usu. with dat. of person; acc. of thing with prep. ad): to f. a wreath to one's head, coronam sibi ad caput ac., Cic. de Or. 2, 61, 250: he f.'d the year to the sun's course, annum ad cursum solis accommodavit, Suet. Caes. 40: v. to adjust. 2. apto, 1 (same constr. as preced.): to f. the mouth of a cupping-glass to the body, os cucurbitulae corpori a., Cels. 2, 11. 3. applĭco, appōno; v. to apply. II. To provide, equip: instruo, xi, ctum, 3: v. to furnish. III. To render fit: apto, 1: to f. a fleet (for action), classem ad pugnam a., Liv. 21, 49: v. to prepare. B. Intrans.: I. As a garment: 1. convĕnio, vēni, ventum, 4 (with ad and acc.): it is the merit of a buskin to f. the foot well, cothurni laus est ad pedem apte c., Cic. Fin. 3, 14, 46. 2. sĕdeo, sēdi, sessum, 2 (esp. of looser garments, as lying well or ill): cf. Quint. 11, 3, 140. Fig.: how well empire would f. your shoulders, quam bene in humeris tuis sederet imperium, Plin. Pan. Phr.: I should wish the toga to be made so as to f. well, togam apte caesam (esse) velim, Quint. 11, 3, 139. II. In general sense: convĕnio, aptus sum, etc.: v. to suit; and foll. artt.