English Dictionary
Definition of “suit”
suit (suːt
;sjuːt)
Definitions
noun
- any set of clothes of the same or similar material designed to be worn together, now usually (for men) a jacket with matching trousers or (for women) a jacket with matching or contrasting skirt or trousers
- (in combination) any outfit worn for a specific purpose ⇒
a spacesuit
- any set of items, such as the full complement of sails of a vessel or parts of personal armour
- any of the four sets of 13 cards in a pack of playing cards, being spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. The cards in each suit are two to ten, jack, queen, and king in the usual order of ascending value, with ace counting as either the highest or lowest according to the game
- a civil proceeding; lawsuit
- the act or process of suing in a court of law
- a petition or appeal made to a person of superior rank or status or the act of making such a petition
- slang a business executive or white-collar manager
- a man's courting of a woman
- See follow suit
- See strong suit
verb
- to make or be fit or appropriate for ⇒
that dress suits you
- to meet the requirements or standards (of)
- to be agreeable or acceptable to (someone)
- See suit oneself
Alternative Forms
ˈsuitˌlike adjective Word Origin
C13: from Old French sieute set of things, from sivre to follow; compare sue
Synonyms
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=
look attractive on
become,
flatter,
look good on enhance the appearance of show to advantage=
adjust,
adapt,
modify,
fit,
fashion,
proportion,
accommodate,
tailor,
customize,
tally,
Translations
- British English:
suit
A suit is a matching jacket and trousers, or a matching jacket and skirt....a dark business suit.suːt; sjuːt NOUN ...a dark business suit.
- Spanish:
traje
nm
- French:
costume
nm
- German:
Anzug
nm Anzüge
- Chinese: 一套衣服 n
- Arabic: بَدْلَة n
- Portuguese: fato nm
- Russian: костюм nm
- Croatian: odijelo nnt
- Czech: oblek nm
- Danish: dragt nutr
- Dutch: pak nnt
- Finnish: puku n
- Greek: κοστούμι nnt
- Italian: completo nm
- Japanese: スーツ n
- Korean: 슈트 n
- Norwegian: dress nm
- Polish: garnitur nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: terno nm
- European Spanish:
traje
nm
- Swedish: kostym nutr
- Thai: เสื้อผ้าที่เป็นชุดเดียวกัน n
- Turkish: takım elbise n
- Vietnamese: bộ com lê n
- British English:
suit
If a piece of clothing or a particular style or colour suits you, it makes you look attractive.Green suits you.suːt; sjuːt VERB Green suits you.
- Spanish:
convenir
v
- French:
convenir
vi
- German:
passen
v
- Chinese: 适合 v
- Arabic: يُنَاسِبُ v
- Portuguese: cair bem v
- Russian: подходить v
- Croatian: pristajati v
- Czech: slušet v
- Danish: passe v
- Dutch: passen bij v
- Finnish: sopia v
- Greek: βόλεύω v
- Italian: adattare v
- Japanese: 似合う v
- Korean: 어울리다 v
- Norwegian: passe (til) v
- Polish: dostosować v dostosowywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: cair bem v
- European Spanish:
convenir
v
- Swedish: passa v
- Thai: เหมาะสมกัน v
- Turkish: uymak v
- Vietnamese: hợp với v
Usage examples
Beneath his pewter grey super lightweight suit his black shoes shone with a better shine than patent leather.
Robert Wilson, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)If we can find conclusive evidence of a population then we can take steps to alter the forest environment to suit its needs.
Country Life (2004)Leicester wanted a Southern hemisphere referee, I bet they did, it would suit their back row admirably.
Irish Times (2002)The famous stripy suit , hair awry, larger than I thought he'd be.
Glasgow Herald (2001)He merely felt a jolt of attraction for the woman in the pale blue suit , who was regarding him levelly.
Alexandra Connor, THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)
