fit in

present singular third person fits in · participle present fitting in · participle past fitted in · past fitted in

1. ambitransitiveTo be physically capable of going into a space.

   Synonyms: fit into, squeeze in, squeeze into

2. To find or make a place for:
   1. figurativelytransitiveTo designate a job, role, or task for.

      Just show up ready for work, and they'll fit you in no matter what your skills are.

   2. figurativelytransitiveTo incorporate into a schedule; to create an appointment, slot, or time for.

      The dentist said he can't fit me in until Thursday.

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      I don't have time to work on your house today, but I'll fit it in tomorrow.

      Synonyms: squeeze in, work in

3. figurativelyintransitiveTo be or become of a like type with others; (especially) to be or become socially accepted.

   The recluse did not fit in at the party.

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   KORRIS: They shunned you. Cursed you. Called you vile names, and you knew not why. Even now do you know why you are driven? Why you cannot relent — or repent — or confess — or abstain? How could you know? There have been no other Klingons to lead you to that knowledge. WORF: Yes — yes — those feelings are still a part of me, but I control them. They do not rule me. KORRIS: Yes, to fit in, the humans demand you change the one thing that you cannot change. But because you cannot — you do. That too is the mark of the warrior.

   1988 March 21, Heart of Glory (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Science Fiction), Paramount Domestic Television, →OCLC

   And oh, maybe I see a part of me in them / The missing piece, always trying to fit in / The shattered heart, hungry for a home / No, you're not alone / I love the broken ones

   2011, Dia Frampton, “The Broken Ones”, in Red, performed by Dia Frampton

   At 18 I was fortunate enough to receive an offer to study at Oxford University. I was enthralled with the exciting new world around me and tried desperately to fit in.

   2014 August 29, Ruzwana Bashir, “The untold story of how a culture of shame perpetuates abuse. I know, I was a victim”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: belong · Antonyms: stick out

4. figurativelyintransitive(followed by with) To conform, to be suitable.

   I'm afraid that does not fit in with our plans.

5. figurativelyintransitive(used alone or followed by with) To be consistent or reconcilable (with other facts or ideas).

   ; see also Thesaurus:agree

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   We felt confident about our previous theory, but the results of the latest experiments don't fit in.

   He was the top suspect in the downtown crime spree, and these robberies fit in with the pattern.

   Synonyms: accord, agree, cohere, comport, conform, correspond, fit, harmonize