an epileptic fit

  • 1epileptic — [[t]e̱pɪle̱ptɪk[/t]] epileptics 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is epileptic suffers from epilepsy. He was epileptic and refused to take medication for his condition. N COUNT An epileptic is someone who is epileptic. His wife is an epileptic. 2) ADJ:… …

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  • 2fit — 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… …

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  • 3fit — I 1. adjective 1) fit for human habitation he is a fit subject for such a book Syn: suitable, good enough; relevant, pertinent, apt, appropriate, suited, apposite, fitting; archaic meet Ant: unsuitable …

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  • 4fit — fit1 adjective (fitter, fittest) 1》 of a suitable quality, standard, or type.     ↘having the requisite qualities or skills to do something competently.     ↘socially acceptable: a fit subject on which to correspond. 2》 in good health, especially …

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  • 5epileptic — ep|i|lep|tic1 [ˌepıˈleptık] adj caused by epilepsy ▪ He had an epileptic fit . epileptic 2 epileptic2 n someone who has epilepsy …

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  • 6fit — I 1. adjective 1) a fit subject for a book Syn: suitable, appropriate, suited, apposite, fitting, good enough, apt, worthy 2) not fit to look after children Syn: competent, able …

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  • 7epileptic — 1 adjective caused by epilepsy: an epileptic fit 2 noun (C) someone who has epilepsy …

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  • 8fit — [adj1] suitable, appropriate able, adapted, adequate, advantageous, apposite, apt, becoming, befitting, beneficial, capable, comely, comme il faut, competent, conformable, convenient, correct, correspondent, deserving, desirable, due, equipped,… …

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  • 9Epileptic\ fits — Because the brain is so complex, epileptic fits take many forms, although each sufferer usually only experiences one type, or a limited number of types of fit. While over 40 different types of fit have been described, the main physical… …

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  • 10Epileptic\ fits — Because the brain is so complex, epileptic fits take many forms, although each sufferer usually only experiences one type, or a limited number of types of fit. While over 40 different types of fit have been described, the main physical… …

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