A young girl answering Anne’s description had just been brought in by police.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
match someone's description — fit/match/answer/someone’s description phrase to look the same as a person or thing that someone has described A young girl answering Anne’s description had just been brought in by police. Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or … Useful english dictionary
answer someone's description — fit/match/answer/someone’s description phrase to look the same as a person or thing that someone has described A young girl answering Anne’s description had just been brought in by police. Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or … Useful english dictionary
fit — fit1 [ fıt ] (past tense and past participle fit or fit|ted) verb *** ▸ 1 be right size/shape ▸ 2 about clothes ▸ 3 be suitable/similar ▸ 4 match truth/description ▸ 5 be appropriate for something ▸ 6 measure for clothes etc. ▸ 7 add equipment to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fit — I UK [fɪt] / US verb Word forms fit : present tense I/you/we/they fit he/she/it fits present participle fitting past tense fitted or fit past participle fitted or fit *** Usage note: In British English, the past tense and past participle is… … English dictionary
description — de|scrip|tion [ dı skrıpʃən ] noun *** count a statement about what someone or something is like: a brief description of the area give/provide/issue a description (of): Barry was unable to give police a description of his attacker. Police have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
description */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms description : singular description plural descriptions a) [countable] a statement about what someone or something is like a brief description of the area give/provide/issue a description (of): Barry was… … English dictionary
fit — 1 /fIt/ verb past tense fitted also fit AmE past participle fit 1 RIGHT SIZE (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to be the right size and shape for someone or something: The dress fits perfectly. | fit sb: The jacket fitted me pretty… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fit — fit1 W2S1 [fıt] v past tense and past participle fitted also fit AmE present participle fitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(right size/shape)¦ 3¦(enough space)¦ 4¦(equipment/part)¦ 5¦(match/be suitable)¦ 6 fit somebody fo … Dictionary of contemporary English
fit*/*/*/ — [fɪt] (past tense and past participle fitted) verb I 1) [I/T] to be small enough or the right size and shape to go somewhere, or to manage to put someone or something in a space I don t think that box will fit.[/ex] The book is small enough to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 way sth fits/way two things match ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, nice ▪ We need to achieve the best fit between the staff required and the staff available. ▪ correct, exact … Collocations dictionary
