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suit

1 of 2

noun

ˈsüt 

Synonyms of suit

1

: a set of garments: such as

a

: an ensemble of two or more usually matching outer garments (such as a jacket, vest, and trousers)

businessmen wearing three-piece suits

b

: a costume to be worn for a special purpose or under particular conditions

gym suits

2

a

: an action or process in a court for the recovery of a right or claim

b

: recourse or appeal to a feudal superior for justice or redress

3

a

: all the playing cards in a pack bearing the same symbol

b

: all the dominoes bearing the same number

c

: all the cards or counters in a particular suit held by one player

a 5-card suit

d

: the suit led

follow suit

4

slang

: a business executive

—usually used in plural

5

: a group of things forming a unit : suite

—used chiefly of armor, sails, and counters in games

6

: an act or instance of suing or seeking by entreaty : appeal

specifically

: courtship

7

archaic

: suite sense 1

suited

ˈsü-təd 

adjective

suit

2 of 2

verb

suited; suiting; suits

transitive verb

1

: to meet the needs or desires of : please

suits me fine

2

a

: to be proper for : befit

a mood that suits the occasion

b

: to be becoming to

that dress suits you

3

: to outfit with clothes : dress

4

: accommodate, adapt

suit the action to the word

intransitive verb

1

: to put on specially required clothing (such as a uniform or protective garb)

—usually used with upplayers suiting up for the game

2

: to be in accordance : agree

the position suits with your abilities

3

: to be appropriate or satisfactory

these prices don't suit

Synonyms

Noun

action

lawsuit

proceeding

Verb

befit

beseem [archaic]

do

fit [archaic]

go

serve

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Examples of suit in a Sentence

Noun

He wore his gray suit to the job interview.

filed a suit against the company that had manufactured the faulty heater, claiming they were responsible for the fire

Verb

This kind of behavior hardly suits a person of your age.

She gave a serious speech that suited the occasion.

The formal furniture really suited the style of the house.

The job suits her very well.

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Recent Examples on the WebNoun

The pair, who arrived separately on the red carpet at the awards at the Royal Festival Hall, appeared to be in great spirits as the musician wore a black Valentino gown for the party, while Turner sported a black suit and white shirt.

—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024

They were told he was let into Perez’s apartment, dressed in a suit and carrying a briefcase and after asking for the manager’s phone number.

—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024

Lindsay Heller: First and foremost, there are facilities that have paused fertility treatment in Alabama, and that is because those doctors would otherwise potentially be putting themselves at risk for suit of wrongful death, which is a major liability.

—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024

Richard James suits range from £1,500 for off-the-peg to £2,000 for made-to-measure to around £6,000 for a bespoke tailored piece.

—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024

At Pinewood, RuPaul emerged from a bathroom, decked out for a non-drag segment of the show in a Trina Turk suit with a swirling, psychedelic maroon print.

—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024

Test pilots take off in Gravity Industries jet suits ahead of the inaugural race, in Dubai in February 2024.

—Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024

In my opinion, this suit is a far worthier crusade than Springer and its peers’ largely successful quest to wring fees out of Google and Facebook for what amounts to carrying links to articles.

—David Meyer, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024

The conceit was literal: actors playing the two thinkers—Confucius dressed in a tan robe and Karl Marx in a black suit and a leonine white wig—met at the Yuelu Academy, a thousand-year-old school renowned for its role in developing Confucian philosophy.

—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024

Verb

Their needs are rarely, if ever, considered: Game times are shifted on short notice to suit broadcasters, with the transportation requirements of the supporters who turn an event into a spectacle overlooked entirely.

—Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024

The key is to tailor your approach to suit your specific lifestyle commitments.

—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

While the reason why apes lost their tails in the first place is uncertain, some scientists not having a tail may have been better suited for vertical bodies living on the ground.

—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024

The Grammy winner and her boyfriend both wore denim with black blazers, choosing slightly different versions of each to suit their own unique styles.

—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024

Assess your situation and adjust to suit your needs.

—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024

Before diving into the real estate market in 2024, carefully evaluate if homeownership suits your financial and lifestyle objectives.

—Bernadette Joy, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

There are a variety of simple colors to choose from, including beige, black, grayish blue, green, milky white, pink, and purple, so finding a color that suits your teen is easy.

—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024

The codex, easily transportable and containing larger quantities of text, won favor with the rising Christian movement, suiting both its rituals and its experience of persecution.

—Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English sute, seute pursuit, retinue, set, legal action, from Anglo-French siute, suite, from Vulgar Latin *sequita, from feminine of *sequitus, past participle of *sequere to follow — more at sue

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7 Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of suit was

in the 14th century

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Phrases Containing suit

bunny suit

birthday suit

counter-suit

business suit

file/bring (a) suit

dry suit

dinner suit

empty suit

flight suit

follow suit

jogging suit

long suit

major suit

leisure suit

sailor suit

minor suit

pressure suit

pants suit

suit every pocketbook

suit every pocket

strong suit

SLAPP suit

safari suit

space suit

suit someone's book

suit (someone) down to the ground

suit oneself

tank suit

three-piece suit

sweat suit

wet suit

two-piece suit

trouser suit

lounge suit

diving suit

union suit

zoot suit

G suit

bathing suit

moon suit

shell suit

suit up

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Kids Definition

suit

1 of 2

noun

ˈsüt 

1

: an action or process in a court for enforcing a right or claim

2

: an act or instance of requesting earnestly

especially

: courtship

3

: a number of things used together : set

4

a

: an outer costume of two or more pieces

b

: a costume to be worn for a special purpose or under particular conditions

gym suit

5

a

: all the cards of one kind (as spades or hearts) in a pack of playing cards

b

: all the dominoes bearing the same number

suit

2 of 2

verb

1

: to outfit with clothes : dress

2

: to make suitable : adapt

suit the action to the word

3

a

: to be proper for

a mood that suits the occasion

b

: to be becoming to

that dress suits you

4

: to meet the needs or desires of : please

suits me fine

5

: to be in accordance : agree

the job suits with your abilities

6

: to be appropriate or satisfactory

these prices do not suit

Medical Definition

suit

see g suit, pressure suit

Legal Definition

suit

noun

: a proceeding to enforce a right or claim

specifically

: an action brought in a court seeking a remedy for injuries suffered or a determination of rights : lawsuit

Etymology

Noun

Anglo-French siute suite suit request to initiate legal proceedings, literally, pursuit, from siute, feminine past participle of suire to follow, from Old French sivre see sue

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