Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To provide someone or something with necessary items, equipment, or clothing for a specific purpose or function. It involves supplying what is needed to make someone or something ready, complete, or operational.

Usage

The verb "fit out" is used to describe the action of equipping or supplying. It is followed by a direct object (the person or thing being equipped) and often includes a prepositional phrase (e.g., "with tools," "for the journey") to specify what is provided or the purpose. * It is commonly used in contexts involving preparing ships, vehicles, buildings, or people for specific tasks or journeys. * It can be synonymous with "equip," "outfit," or "kit out."

Examples

• The company will fit out the new office with modern furniture and computers.
• It took months to fit out the ship for its long voyage across the Atlantic.
• Before the camping trip, we need to fit out the car with all our gear.
• He was fitted out with a new suit for the job interview.

Advanced Usage

• Passive Voice: Often used in the passive form ("be fitted out") to describe the state of being equipped.
  • The laboratory was fitted out with the latest scientific instruments.
• Reflexive Use: Can be used reflexively when someone equips themselves.
  • She fitted herself out with hiking boots and a waterproof jacket.

Variants and Related Words

• Outfit (verb): To provide with necessary equipment, especially clothing. (e.g., )
• Equip (verb): To supply with needed items, often tools or machinery. (e.g., )
• Kit out (verb - chiefly British): A more informal synonym for "fit out." (e.g., )
• Fitting-out (noun): The process or period of equipping something, especially a ship or building. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Equip
• Outfit
• Supply
• Provide
• Furnish
• Rig
• Gear up

Phrasal Verbs

• Fit out does not commonly have further phrasal verb derivatives beyond its core meaning. It is itself a phrasal verb.

Related Idioms

• Fit out is not typically used in idiomatic expressions. Its meaning is direct and literal, relating to the act of supplying or equipping.

Verb

1. provide with clothes or put clothes on
   • Parents must feed and dress their child
2. provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
   • The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities