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As I understand it, the sentences have the same meaning, haven't they?
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"To fit the shoes" is more common than "to try on the shoes", but "to try on these shoes" is more common than "to fit these shoes", as you can see here. Does it have any logic?
I want to fit these shoes.
I want to try on these shoes.
Best Answer
"Try on" is a one-time test to see if something fits. This is an idiomatic way of saying you want to try clothes or shoes in a store.
"I want to fit" is more long-term - it means you want to fit into something, potentially more than once. Although a trying-on of clothes in a store is sometimes called "a fitting", "I want to fit" isn't really an idiomatic way of saying you want to try something on.
You should note that "I want to fit" could sound like you can change something about yourself. For example, a person hoping to lose weight might say "I want to fit (into) these clothes", meaning they don't fit them now, but they hope to.
You can also reverse the statement, so rather than say "I want to fit the dress", you could say "I want the dress to fit me". This way around, it could imply that the item of clothing could change - perhaps be altered, or 'let out' so that it fits you.