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suitable

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suit·a·ble  (st-bl)
adj.
Appropriate to a purpose or an occasion.

suita·bili·ty, suita·ble·ness n.
suita·bly adv.

suitable
Adjective
appropriate for a particular function or occasion; proper
suitability n
suitably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.suitable - 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.suitable - worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
eligible - qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor"

suitable
adjective 2. seemly, fitting, becoming, due, proper, correct << OPPOSITE unseemly
adjective 3. suited, appropriate, in keeping with, in character, cut out for << OPPOSITE out of keeping
Translations

suitable [ˈsuːtəbl] adjconveniente (= apt); indicado
suitable [ˈsuːtəbl] suit adjqui convient; approprié(e)adéquat(e);
would tomorrow be suitable? → est-ce que demain vous conviendrait?;
we found somebody suitable → nous avons trouvé la personne qu'il nous faut
suitable [ˈsuːtəbl] suit adj (convenient) → passend;
(appropriate) → geeignet;
would tomorrow be suitable? suit → würde Ihnen morgen passen?;
Monday isn't suitable → Montag passt nicht;
we found somebody suitable suit → wir haben jemand Passenden gefunden
suitable [ˈsuːtəbl] adjadatto/a; appropriato/a;
would tomorrow be suitable? → andrebbe bene domani?;
we found somebody suitable → abbiamo trovato la persona adatta

suitable
adj suitable [ˈsuːtəbl]
(negative unsuitable)
1 right or appropriate for a purpose or occasion I haven't any suitable shoes for the wedding; Those shoes are not suitable for walking in the country; Many people applied for the job but not one of them was suitable. geskik ملائِم подходящ vhodný passende geeignet κατάλληλος adecuado, conveniente, apropiado sobiv, kõlbulik درهور sopiva convenable, approprié מַתאִים सही prikladan, primjeren megfelelő sesuai viðeigandi; hæfur adatto, idoneo ふさわしい 적당한, 적절한 tinkamas piemērots; iederīgs layak geschikt som passer for anledningen, (vel)egnet odpowiedni, stosowny adequado conve­nabil, corespunzător подходящий;(при)годный vhodný primeren prikladan passande, lämplig ที่เหมาะสม uygun, münasip 合適的 підхожий; такий, що відповідає موزوں یا مناسب phù hợp
2 convenient We must find a suitable day for our meeting. gerieflik مُلائِم، مُريح، مُوافِق удобен vyhovující passende passend βολικός adecuado sobiv مناسب sopiva qui convient מַתאִים सुविधाजनक primjeren, podesan alkalmas cocok hentugur adatto 都合のよい 편리한, 형편 좋은 tinkamas piemērots; ērts sesuai geschikt passende odpowiedni conveniente care îi convine удобный; подходящий vyhovujúci primeren zgodan passande, lämplig ที่สะดวก uygun, münasip 適宜的 зручний; придатний مناسب tiện nghi, thích hợp 宜的
n ˌsuitaˈbility
gerieflikheid مُلائَمَه، مُطابَقَه удобност vhodnost egnethed die Eigung καταλληλότητα conveniencia, cualidad de adecuado/apropiado sobivus تناسب sopivuus convenance מִידַת הַתאָמָה उपयुक्तता prikladnost, primjerenost alkalmasság, rátermettség kesesuaian hentugleiki adeguatezza 適当 적합, 적응성 tinkamumas piemērotība kesesuaian geschiktheid formålstjenlighet stosowność conveniência potrivire соответствие; пригодность vhodnosť primernost prikladnost lämplighet ความเหมาะสม uygunluk 適宜的 відповідність; придатність موزونیت sự hợp, sự thích hợp 宜的
n ˈsuitableness
geskiktheid تلاؤُم، مُطابَقَه съответствие vhodnost egnethed die Eigung καταλληλότητα conveniencia, cualidad de adecuado/apropiado sobivus زيبندگي sopivuus convenance הַתאָמָה औचित्य, सुविधा prikladnost, podesnost vminek megfelelő/helyes/alkalmas volta kecocokan hentugleiki adeguatezza 適当 편의 tinkamumas piemērotība sesuainya geschiktheid (vel)egnethet stosowność adequação potrivire подходящий случай vhodnosť primernost prikladnost lämplighet ความเหมาะสม uygunluk 合適 відповідність; зручність مناسب sự hợp, sự thích hợp
adv ˈsuitably
You're not suitably dressed. toepaslik بصورةٍ ملائِمَه подходящо vhodně passende geeignet όπως αρμόζει, καταλλήλως convenientemente, adecuadamente, apropiadamente sobilikult, asjakohaselt بنحوي مناسب asianmukaisesti convenablement כָּרָאוּי औचित्यपूर्ण, सुविधापूर्वक, उपयुक्ततापूर्वक prikladno, primjereno megfelelően semestinya á viðeigandi hátt adeguatamente ふさわしく 어울리게 tinkamai piemēroti; atbilstoši sesuai pasasend passende odpowiednio convenientemente în mod convenabil соответственно vhodne primerno prikladno lämpligt, passande อย่างเหมาะสม uygun şekilde 合適地 відповідно موزوں طور پر phù hợp, thích hợp


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"I seek," she replied, "a mate suitable for me, and am not able to find one.
She was taught most that is suitable for a gentlewoman, without being crammed with superfluous accomplishments, and, aided by the good cure, a man who remembered her grandfather, had both polished and stored her mind.
Another thought that a scarlet mole should be buried alive in the public park and a suitable incantation chanted over the remains.
 
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