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have a fit

have a fit verb: to experience an epileptic seizure.

Verb

have a fit (third-person singular simple present has a fit, present participle having a fit, simple past and past participle had a fit)

  1. (idiomatic) To experience an epileptic seizure.
    • She needs to keep her sugar level low or she'll have a fit.
  2. (idiomatic) To become suddenly enraged.
    • She'll have a fit when she finds out a younger woman got the job she was hoping for.

Forms of have a fit

third-person singular presenthas a fit
present participlehaving a fit
past participlehad a fit
pasthad a fit

Questions about have a fit

What does have a fit mean?
Have a fit means to experience an epileptic seizure.
What part of speech is have a fit?
Have a fit is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a fit?
The past tense of have a fit is had a fit.

Words near have a fit in the dictionary

  1. have a fall
  2. have a few
  3. have a few too many
  4. have a fine finger
  5. have a finger in
  6. have a fit
  7. have a foot in both camps
  8. have a foot in the door
  9. have a gas
  10. have a go
  11. have a good mind to

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