fit
fɪt
The word for shoe size also books your afternoon
The picture A puzzle piece pressed into an empty slot, with nothing sticking out and nothing left over. SUIT is looking right on you; FIT is matching the measurements.
Where the picture shows up in fit
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Matching a size
These shoes do not fit me.
ðiːz ʃuːz duː nɒt fɪt miː
These shoes are the wrong size for me.
A foot going into a shoe with no pinching and no slack.
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Going through a space
The sofa will not fit through the door.
ðə ˈsoʊfə wɪl nɒt fɪt θruː ðə dɔːr
The sofa will not go through the door.
A sofa held up to a doorframe, catching on the width.
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Slotting into a schedule
Can you fit me in this afternoon?
kæn juː fɪt miː ɪn ðɪs ˌæftərˈnuːn
Can you squeeze me in this afternoon?
A name pushed into a narrow gap on a crowded appointment sheet.
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Matching a requirement
She fits the job perfectly.
ʃiː fɪts ðə dʒɒb ˈpɜːrfɪktli
She is exactly right for the job.
A person held against a cut-out outline, and the lines land on top of each other.
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Installing a part
The engineer fitted a new part.
ðiː ˌendʒɪˈnɪr ˈfɪtɪd ə njuː pɑːrt
The engineer put in a new part.
A new part pushed into an empty slot and seated flush.
All of it in one picture
FIT is the picture of a shape matching an empty space. Foot and shoe match and the size is right; sofa and doorframe do not match and it will not go through; a gap opens in a packed schedule and you get slotted in; a person's outline lands on the outline of a role and they are the right hire. Pushing a new part into its slot is the same picture. Every FIT means nothing spare and nothing missing.