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fit
Verb
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When you fit something, you match a thing for size, shape or other qualities.
They fitted his hat.
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When a thing fits, it is a good match for something.
These shoes fit me very well.
fit
Adjective
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When you are fit, you are healthy and able to do a task.
After he slept he looked very fit.
fit
Noun
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When you have a fit, you have a sudden emotion.
He hit the man in a fit of rage.
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If you have a fit, your body moves very quickly without your control.
The man had a fit of epilepsy.
I suddenly had a coughing fit that I could not stop.
as
Preposition
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal.
As you know, we need more workers.
I baked the cake as my mother used to.
The room looks just as it did when I was a child.
The speech, as he remembered it, was very powerful.
Interesting as it seems, I don't think I'll get it.
He was as big as a mountain.
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A word that is used to show that two things happened at the same time.
Just as I went out, it started to rain.
We sleep as the world turns in darkness.
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A word that is used to show why something happens.
As I couldn't understand French, I didn't watch the film.
as
Adverb
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal. (Used before adjectives)
You are younger than I am, but nearly as tall.
This is not as good as it was last time.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
dog
Noun
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A dog is a domestic mammal, related to wolves and foxes, that is often kept as a pet.
My pet dog is called "Rover".
dog
Verb
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If you dog someone, you follow them while being annoying.
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If you dog something or someone, you follow them to try to catch them.