"fit in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: fits in [present, singular, third-person], fitting in [participle, present], fit in [past], fitted in [past], fit in [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fit<,,fit> in|past2=fitted in}} fit in (third-person singular simple present fits in, present participle fitting in, simple past fit in or fitted in, past participle fit in)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To fit physically into a place. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: squeeze in, squeeze into, fit into Translations (be physically capable of going into a space): আট (at) (Assamese), sopia (Finnish), hineinpassen (German), soppia (Ingrian), mahtua (Ingrian)
    Sense id: en-fit_in-en-verb-kh9OJ3NI Disambiguation of 'be physically capable of going into a space': 80 9 9 3
  2. (figurative, transitive) To find a place for within a schedule. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-fit_in-en-verb-sDP9EJ8I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 32 25 18 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 16 50 19 14
  3. (figurative, intransitive) To be of a like type with others; to be socially accepted. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-fit_in-en-verb-6BjILVeD
  4. (with with) To suit or conform to.
    Sense id: en-fit_in-en-verb-kWJ3S7RS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (be confident in a social situation): sopeutua (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'be confident in a social situation': 46 42 12 0

Inflected forms

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