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suited
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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.

[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.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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 desertsestos cultivos son más apropiados para las tierras de monzón que para el desierto
goats are well suited to the terrainlas cabras están bien adaptadas al terreno
1.2. [+ task] [person, thing] → servir para, estar hecho para
many people are not suited to this workmucha gente no sirve para or no está hecha para este trabajo
some people are not suited to parenthoodalgunas personas no están hechas para ser padres
women are better suited to computing than menlas mujeres están más capacitadas para la informática que los hombres
a camera which is well suited to all types of photographyuna 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)


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