refit
/ˈɹiːfɪt/noun, verb
refit is a noun meaning “The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-F-I-T and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 2 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of refit is refits.
What does refit mean?
noun
- 1
The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored.
The ship required a refit before setting out again.
verb
- 1
To fit again; to put back into its place.
- 2
To prepare for use again; to repair or restore.
to refit a garment; to refit ships of war
- 3
To fit out or supply again (with something).
- 4
To prepare a vessel for use again (e.g. by replenishing depleted supplies or doing maintenance or repair work); (of a vessel) to be prepared for use again.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce refit?
- /ˈɹiːfɪt/
- /ɹiːˈfɪt/
Refit has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-refit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of refit
- refits plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- refitting participle, present
- refitted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is refit?
Refit appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does refit come from?
From re- + fit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).