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4 fit
adj. geschikt; passend; waardig; bereid to; gezond; in goede vorm--------n. passen, pasvorm; stuip, toeval, beroerte, aanval, insult, vlaag, bevlieging--------v. passen, kloppen met; voorzien, uitrusten; aanbrengenfit1[ fit]1 vlaag ⇒ opwelling, inval♦voorbeelden:by/in fits (and starts) • bij vlagen2 a fit of coughing • een hoestaanval/buigive someone a fit • iemand de stuipen op het lijf jagen1 het (goed) passen/zitten ⇒ pasvorm♦voorbeelden:————————fit2〈 fitter〉1 geschikt ⇒ gepast, passend2 gezond ⇒ fit, in (goede) conditie♦voorbeelden:1 a fit person to do something • de geschikte/juiste persoon om iets te doenfit to print • geschikt om (af) te drukkena meal (that is) fit for a king • een koningsmaal2 as fit as a fiddle • kiplekker, zo gezond als een visII 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, predicatief〉♦voorbeelden:1 think/see fit to do something • het juist/gepast achten (om) iets te doen, goeddunkennot fit to be seen • ontoonbaarit is not fit (that) • het hoort niet (dat)¶ work till you are fit to drop (dead) • werken tot je erbij neervalt, je doodwerken————————fit3〈fitted; Amerikaans-Engels in betekenis II 0.1 en 0.2 fit, fit〉1 geschikt/passend zijn ⇒ passen, goed/juist zitten♦voorbeelden:→ fit in fit in/II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 (goed) geschikt/passend maken ⇒ aanpassen♦voorbeelden:
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Fits and Starts — was an art work by Brooklyn, New York City artist Marc Swanson, the 2005 vandalism of which at DePauw University created controversy. cite news last= Coney first= Raymond url= http://media.www.thedepauw.com/media/storage/paper912/news/2006/03/03/N… … Wikipedia
fits and starts — noun repeated bursts of activity they worked in fits and starts • Hypernyms: ↑burst, ↑fit * * * fits and starts Spasmodic and irregular bursts of activity • • • Main Entry: ↑fit … Useful english dictionary
fits and starts — noun Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions. Progress in this project has come in fits and starts … Wiktionary
fits and starts — moving unevenly, stop and go The new crew worked in fits and starts, not at a steady pace … English idioms
fits and starts — Synonyms and related words: ague, arrhythmia, brokenness, bumpiness, capriciousness, chattering, choppiness, chorea, cold shivers, desultoriness, disconnectedness, discontinuity, eccentricity, erraticness, fibrillation, fitfulness, fluctuation,… … Moby Thesaurus
by fits and starts — adverb intermittently he worked on his book by fits and starts * * * adverb see by fits * * * by/in/fits and starts phrase stopping and starting again many times, rather than progressing steadily Efforts … Useful english dictionary
in fits and starts — by/in/fits and starts phrase stopping and starting again many times, rather than progressing steadily Efforts at reform seem to come in fits and starts. Thesaurus: starting and stopping oftensynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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by fits and starts — irregularly, with many stops and starts By fits and starts the company was finally able to begin business. (from Idioms in Speech) in sudden outbursts of energy, not lasting for a long time Youth only recognizes age by fits and starts. (J.… … Idioms and examples
in fits and starts — irregularly, with many stops and starts By fits and starts the company was finally able to begin business. (from Idioms in Speech) in sudden outbursts of energy, not lasting for a long time Youth only recognizes age by fits and starts. (J.… … Idioms and examples
By fits and starts — Fit Fit, n. [AS. fit strife, fight; of uncertain origin. [root] 77.] 1. A stroke or blow. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin, That keeps thy body from the bitter fit. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English