Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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fit in

verb

Forms fits in fitting in fitted in

  1. verb (ambitransitive) To be physically capable of going into a space.
  2. verb To designate a job, role, or task for. “Just show up ready for work, and they'll fit you in no matter what your skills are.”
  3. verb To incorporate into a schedule; to create an appointment, slot, or time for. “The dentist said he can't fit me in until Thursday.”
  4. verb (intransitive, figurative) To be or become of a like type with others; (especially) to be or become socially accepted. “The recluse did not fit in at the party.”
  5. verb (intransitive, figurative) (followed by with) To conform, to be suitable. “I'm afraid that does not fit in with our plans.”
  6. verb (intransitive, figurative) (used alone or followed by with) To be consistent or reconcilable (with other facts or ideas). “We felt confident about our previous theory, but the results of the latest experiments don't fit in.”

Synonyms

fit into squeeze in squeeze into work in belong accord agree cohere comport conform correspond fit harmonize jibe match tally harmonise consort concord

Antonyms

stick out

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “fit in”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details