suit

suit  (st)

n.

1.

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

b. A costume 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.]

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suit

Noun

1. a set of clothes of the same material designed to be worn together, usually a jacket with matching trousers or skirt

2. an outfit worn for a specific purpose: a diving suit

3. a legal action taken against someone; lawsuit

4. any of the four types of card in a pack of playing cards: spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs

5. Slang a business executive or white-collar worker

6. follow suit to act in the same way as someone else

7. strong suit or strongest suit something one excels in

Verb

1. to be fit or appropriate for: that colour suits you

2. to be acceptable to (someone)

3. suit oneself to do what one wants without considering other people [Old French sieute set of things]

suited adj

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Suit a number of things used together; a company of followers or disciples. See also set, stand.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suit - a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit" suit of clothes business suit - a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen double-breasted suit - a suit with a double-breasted jacket garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" pinstripe - a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes single-breasted suit - a suit having a single-breasted jacket slack suit - casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket zoot suit - a flashy suit of extreme cut
	2.	suit - a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" causa, lawsuit, case, cause civil suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant class action, class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group countersuit - a suit brought against someone who has sued you criminal suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant moot - a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot" bastardy proceeding, paternity suit - a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	3.	suit - (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits care about is the bottom line" derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
	4.	suit - a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship" courting, courtship, wooing appeal, entreaty, prayer - earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" bundling - a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
	5.	suit - a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank appeal, entreaty, prayer - earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
	6.	suit - playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?" major suit - (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts minor suit - ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games trump - (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led" deck of cards, pack of cards, deck - a pack of 52 playing cards
Verb	1.	suit - be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" accommodate, fit conform to, fit, meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
	2.	suit - be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me" agree - be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	suit - accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" befit, beseem correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
	4.	suit - enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!" become beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful

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suit

noun 1. outfit, costume, ensemble, dress, clothing, habit

noun 2. lawsuit, case, trial, proceeding, cause, action, prosecution, industrial tribunal

verb 3. be acceptable to, please, satisfy, do, answer, gratify

verb 4. agree with, become, match, go with, correspond with, conform to, befit, harmonize with follow suit copy someone, emulate someone, accord with someone, take your cue from someone, run with the herd

Translations

suit [suːt] n (man's) → traje m;

(woman's) → traje de chaqueta;

(LAW) → pleito;

(CARDS) → palo

vt → convenir; [clothes] → sentar bien a, ir bien a (= adapt): to suit sth to → adaptar or ajustar algo a;

to be suited to sth (= suitable for) → ser apto para algo;

well suited [couple] → hechos el uno para el otro;

to bring a suit against sb → entablar demanda contra algn;

to follow suit (CARDS) → seguir el palo;

(fig) → seguir el ejemplo (de algn);

that suits me → me va bien

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suit [suːt] n (man's) → costume m, complet m;

(woman's) → tailleur m, ensemble m;

(Cards) → couleur f (= lawsuit); procès m

vt (subj) [clothes, hairstyle] → aller à (= be convenient for); convenir à (= adapt);

to suit sth to → adapter or approprier qch à;

to be suited to sth (suitable for) → être adapté(e) or approprié(e) à qch;

well suited [couple] → faits l'un pour l'autre, très bien assortis;

to bring a suit against sb → intenter un procès contre qn;

to follow suit (fig) → faire de même

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suit [suːt] n (man's) → Anzug m;

(woman's) → Kostüm nt;

(Law) → Prozess m, Verfahren nt;

(Cards) → Farbe f

vt → passen +dat;

(colour, clothes) → stehen +dat;

to bring a suit against sb (Law) → gegen jdn Klage erheben or einen Prozess anstrengen;

to follow suit (fig) → das Gleiche tun;

to suit sth to → etw anpassen an +acc;

to be suited to do sth → sich dafür eignen, etw zu tun;

suit yourself! → wie du willst!;

well suited (couple) → gut zusammenpassend

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suit [suːt] n (man's) → completo;

(woman's) → completo, tailleur m inv (= lawsuit); causa;

(CARDS) → seme m; colore m

vt → andar bene a or per; essere adatto/a a or per (= adapt): to suit sth to → adattare qc a;

to be suited to sth (= suitable for) → essere adatto a qc;

well suited [couple] → fatti l'uno per l'altro;

to bring a suit against sb → intentare causa a qn;

to follow suit (fig) → fare altrettanto