Phrase guide

fit out

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites; to kit out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

provide with clothes or put clothes on

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Parents must feed and dress their child

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, apparel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change state, turn

Narrower terms: prim, prim up, prim out, cover, wrap up, jacket, frock, shirt, habit, vesture, overdress, overclothe, underdress, corset, shoe, coat, costume, dress up, vest, robe, gown

3

verb

Meaning 3

provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: equip, fit, outfit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish

Narrower terms: rig, set, set up, mechanize, mechanise, motorize, motorise, fuse, collar, spur, fin, stock, horseshoe, turn out, instrument, muzzle, kit out, kit up, kit, appoint, re-equip, rejig, refit, armor, armour, accouter, accoutre, wire, shaft, spar, stave, invest, clothe, adorn, commission

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: aménager — to provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites
  • French: équiper — to provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites
  • German: amenagieren — to provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites
  • Italian: arredare — to provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites
  • Polish: wyposażać — to provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites
  • Polish: wyposażyć — to provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites
  • Spanish: acondicionar — to provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites
  • Spanish: equipar — to provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites
  • Spanish: proveer — to provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites