The difference between Fit and Spell

When used as nouns, fit means the degree to which something fits, whereas spell means words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.

When used as verbs, fit means to be suitable for, whereas spell means to put under the influence of a spell.


Fit is also adjective with the meaning: suitable, proper.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fit and Spell

  1. Fit as an adjective:

    Suitable, proper.

    Examples:

    "You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit."

  2. Fit as an adjective:

    Adapted to a purpose or environment.

    Examples:

    "survival of the fittest"

  3. Fit as an adjective:

    In good shape; physically well.

    Examples:

    "You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit."

  4. Fit as an adjective (British, slang):

    Good looking, fanciable, attractive, beautiful.

    Examples:

    "I think the girl working in the office is fit."

  5. Fit as an adjective:

    Prepared; ready.

  1. Fit as a verb (transitive):

    To be suitable for.

    Examples:

    "It fits the purpose."

  2. Fit as a verb (transitive):

    To conform to in size and shape.

    Examples:

    "The small shirt doesn't fit me, so I'll buy the medium size."

    "If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me."

  3. Fit as a verb (intransitive):

    To be of the right size and shape

    Examples:

    "I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit."

    "This plug doesn't fit into the socket."

  4. Fit as a verb (transitive, with ''to''):

    To make conform in size and shape. To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.

    Examples:

    "I want to fit the drapes to the windows."

    "I had a suit fitted by the tailor."

  5. Fit as a verb (transitive):

    To be in agreement with.

    Examples:

    "These definitions fit most of the usage."

  6. Fit as a verb (transitive):

    To adjust.

    Examples:

    "The regression program fit a line to the data."

  7. Fit as a verb (transitive):

    To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.

  8. Fit as a verb (transitive):

    To equip or supply.

    Examples:

    "The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month."

  9. Fit as a verb (transitive):

    To make ready.

    Examples:

    "I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home."

  10. Fit as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

    To be seemly.

  11. Fit as a verb:

    To be proper or becoming.

  12. Fit as a verb (intransitive):

    To be in harmony.

    Examples:

    "The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit."

  1. Fit as a noun:

    The degree to which something fits.

    Examples:

    "This shirt is a bad fit."

    "Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight fit."

  2. Fit as a noun:

    Conformity of elements one to another.

    Examples:

    "It's hard to get a good fit using second-hand parts."

  3. Fit as a noun:

    The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.

  4. Fit as a noun (advertising):

    How well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.

    Examples:

    "The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the “White Picket Fence” commercial had strong fit ratings."

  5. Fit as a noun (statistics):

    Goodness of fit.

  6. Fit as a noun (bridge):

    The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.

  1. Fit as a noun (archaic):

    A section of a poem or ballad.

  1. Fit as a noun:

    A seizure or convulsion.

    Examples:

    "My grandfather died after having a fit."

  2. Fit as a noun (medicine):

    A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.

  3. Fit as a noun:

    A sudden outburst of emotion.

    Examples:

    "He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes."

    "She had a fit and threw all of his clothes out through the window."

    "He threw a fit when his car broke down."

  4. Fit as a noun:

    A sudden burst (of an activity).

  1. Fit as a verb (intransitive, medicine):

    To suffer a fit.

  1. Spell as a noun:

    Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.

    Examples:

    "He cast a spell to cure warts."

  2. Spell as a noun:

    A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.

    Examples:

    "under a spell"

  3. Spell as a noun (obsolete):

    Speech, discourse.

  1. Spell as a verb:

    To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

  2. Spell as a verb (obsolete):

    To speak, to declaim.

  3. Spell as a verb (obsolete):

    To tell; to relate; to teach.

  1. Spell as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.

  2. Spell as a verb (transitive, sometimes with “out”):

    To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.

  3. Spell as a verb (intransitive):

    To be able to write or say the letters that form words.

    Examples:

    "I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic."

  4. Spell as a verb (transitive):

    Of letters: to compose (a word).

    Examples:

    "The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”."

  5. Spell as a verb (transitive, figuratively):

    To indicate that (some event) will occur.

    Examples:

    "This spells trouble."

  6. Spell as a verb (transitive, figuratively, with “out”):

    To clarify; to explain in detail.

    Examples:

    "Please spell it out for me."

  7. Spell as a verb:

    To constitute; to measure.

  1. Spell as a verb (transitive):

    To work in place of (someone).

    Examples:

    "to spell the helmsman"

  2. Spell as a verb (transitive):

    To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.

    Examples:

    "They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook."

  3. Spell as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):

    To rest from work for a time.

  1. Spell as a noun (rare):

    A (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.

  2. Spell as a noun (informal):

    A definite (of work or other activity).

  3. Spell as a noun (colloquial):

    An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); a relatively short distance.

  4. Spell as a noun:

    A period of rest; time off.

  5. Spell as a noun (colloquial, US):

    A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.

  6. Spell as a noun (cricket):

    An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.

  1. Spell as a noun (dialectal):

    A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Holland"

  2. Spell as a noun:

    The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.