To have a definite use or function; to answer to a purpose; to bring about or be conducive to the… intransitive. To be used or useful for a given…

intransitive. To operate or turn out (in some way); to succeed, answer a requirement, or serve a purpose; to be fitting or appropriate; to…

That which a person sets out to do or attain; an object in view; a determined intention or aim.

intransitive. To be allowed or tolerated; to go uncensured or unpunished; to be successful as an expedient; to be adequate, to come up to the…

To be well adapted or suitable for; to answer or satisfy the requirements of; to answer, suit. Also, †to fit it, †to fit one's turn: to serve one's…

intransitive. To prove to have a specified positive quality. With adjective complement. Chiefly in to come in handy, to come in useful.

intransitive. To prove to have a specified positive quality. With adjective complement. Chiefly in to come in handy, to come in useful.

slang. to fill the bill: (a) Theatrical: see quot. 1891. (b) U.S. ‘To do all that is desired, expected, or required; to suit the requirements of…