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suit  (st)

n.

1.

a. A set of matching outer garments, especially one consisting of a coat with trousers or a skirt.

b. An outfit for a special activity: a diving suit; a running suit.

2. A group of things used together; a set or collection: a suit of sails; a suit of tools.

3. Games Any of the four sets of 13 playing cards (clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades) in a standard deck, the members of which bear the same marks.

4. Attendance required of a vassal at his feudal lord's court or manor.

5. Law A court proceeding to recover a right or claim.

6. The act or an instance of courting a woman; courtship: She was inclined to accept his suit.

7. Slang One who wears a business suit, especially an executive.

v. suit·ed, suit·ing, suits

v.tr.

1. To meet the requirements of; fit: This candidate does not suit our qualifications.

2. To make appropriate or suitable; adapt: builders who suit the house to the owner's specifications.

3. To be appropriate for; befit: a color that suits you.

4. To please; satisfy: a choice that suits us all.

5. To provide with clothing; dress: The NCOs suited the recruits in green uniforms.

v.intr.

1. To be suitable or acceptable.

2. To be in accord; agree or match.

Phrasal Verb:

suit up

To put on clothing designed for a special activity: suits up in shorts for a jog.

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[Middle English sute, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *sequita, act of following, feminine of *sequitus, past participle of *sequere, to follow, from Latin sequ; see suitor.]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	suited - meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy" suitable fit - meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to"
	2.	suited - outfitted or supplied with clothing; "recruits suited in green" clad, clothed - wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses"

Translations

suited [ˈsuːtɪd] ADJ

1. to be suited to

1.1. [+ environment, user] [thing] → ser apropiado para
these crops are more suited to monsoon lands than to deserts → estos cultivos son más apropiados para las tierras de monzón que para el desierto
goats are well suited to the terrain → las cabras están bien adaptadas al terreno

1.2. [+ task] [person, thing] → servir para, estar hecho para
many people are not suited to this work → mucha gente no sirve para or no está hecha para este trabajo
some people are not suited to parenthood → algunas personas no están hechas para ser padres
women are better suited to computing than men → las mujeres están más capacitadas para la informática que los hombres
a camera which is well suited to all types of photography → una cámara que sirve para or que se adapta bien a todo tipo de fotografía

2. to be well suited [couple] → hacer buena pareja

suited [ˈsuːtɪd] adj

(= appropriate, right) to be suited to sth [tool, object, area] → se prêter à qch

[person]
I'm not suited to living in the city → Vivre en ville ne me convient pas.

to be well suited [couple] → être bien assorti(e)