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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. 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.

[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.]

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

Suit a number of things used together; a company of followers or disciples. See also set, stand.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
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.suitsuit - 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"
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.suitsuit - 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"
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
Verb1.suitsuit - be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"
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!"
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!"
beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful

suit
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
vtconvenir; [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
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
suit [suːt] n (man's) → Anzug m;
(woman's) → Kostüm nt;
(Law) → Prozess m, Verfahren nt;
(Cards) → Farbe f
vtpassen +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
suit [suːt] n (man's) → completo;
(woman's) → completo, tailleur m inv (= lawsuit); causa;
(CARDS) → seme m; colore m
vtandar 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

suit
n suit [suːt]
1 a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman. pak بَدْلَه костюм oblek, kostým jakkesæt; dragt das Kostüm κοστούμι traje ülikond, kostüüm لباس يكدست puku costume, tailleur חֲלִיפָה सूट odijelo, kostim öltöny; kosztüm setelan pakaian jakkaföt; dragt abito, completo スーツ (의복의) 한 벌 kostiumas uzvalks; kostīms sut kostuum dress; drakt garnitur, kostium fato costum, taior костюм oblek, kostým obleka; kostim odelo kostym, dräkt ชุดเสื้อผ้า takım elbise; tayyör (一套)衣服 костюм کپڑوں کا جوڑا bộ com lê, trang phục
2 a piece of clothing for a particular purpose a bathing-suit / diving-suit. pak طَقْم، لِباس خاص екипировка úbor -dragt der Prozeß στολή traje (de baño, etc) -riietus لباس مخصوص puku costume בֶּגֶד- रंग odjevni predmet za određenu svrhu, kostim (kupaći) ruha, öltözet pakaian -klæði, –búningur, –föt costume; muta ~着 (특수 목적을 위한 복장의) 일습 kostiumas kostīms; tērps baju pak -drakt; –dress kostium fato de (banho, etc.) costum костюм úbor obleka kostim -dräkt ชุด ... elbisesi, ... kıyafeti 一件(專用)衣服(如遊泳衣) костюм خاص موقع کا کپڑا bộ quần áo 件(
3 a case in a law court He won/lost his suit. hofsaak دَعْوى، قَضِيَّه дело proces sag der Antrag (δικαστική) υπόθεση, αγωγή pleito, juicio kohtuasi دادخواهي oikeusjuttu procès תְּבִיעָת מִשפָּטִית मुकदमा, वाद, नालिश tužba, parnica per tuntutan (dóms)mál processo 訴訟 소송 byla prāva; (tiesas) lieta guaman rechtszaak rettssak proces, sprawa processo proces судебный процесс proces, žaloba tožba parnica stämning, process, mål คำร้อง dava 訟案 позов; судовий процес عدالت کا مقدمہ việc kiện cáo
4 an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady. formele versoek طَلَب يَد المرأه للزواج молба nabídka k sňatku frieri die Werbung πρόταση (γάμου) petición de mano, propuesta/oferta de matrimonio kosimine اقامه دعوي kosinta demande en mariage בַּקָשָה निवेदन, आवेदन, दरखास्त prošnja, snubljenje leánykérés lamaran bón(orð), beiðni (proposta di matrimonio) 求婚 구혼 rankos prašymas bildinājums peminangan aanzoek frieri, beiling oświadczyny proposta de casamento cerere în căsătorie сватовство požiadanie o ruku snubitev prosidba begäran, anhållan, frieri การเกี้ยวพาราสี evlenme teklifi (古)求婚 сватання; залицяння درخواست lời thỉnh cầu
5 one of the four sets of playing-cards – spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs. kleur أحَد النُّقوش الأربَعَه في وَرَق اللعب боя (на карти) barva kortfarve die Farbe ένα από τα τέσσερα είδη φύλλων της τράπουλας palo kaardimast خال maa couleur סִדרָה दरखास्त boja (karte) (kártya)szín jenis kartu litur, sort seme, colore 組札 kortų figūra (kāršu) masts sama bunga kleur farge (i kortspill) kolor naipe culoare масть farba barva boja u kartama färg ชุดไพ่สำรับเดียวกัน iskambilde takım 同花色的一組牌 масть تاش کے پتوں کے چاروں رنگ میں سے کوءی ایک hoa
v
1 to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well. in behoefte voorsien, geskik wees يُلائِم، يُناسِب служа vyhovovat passe passen ικανοποιώ τις ανάγκες κπ., βολεύω convenir (a), ir bien (a) rahuldama درخور بودن sopia convenir (à) לִהיוֹת נוֹחַ ל- सन्तोष देना, संतुष्ट करना, प्रसन्न करना, संतुष्ट होना, प्रसन्न होना odgovarati kome, prijati megfelel memuaskan henta, hæfa soddisfare, andare bene 適する 잘 맞다 tikti būt piemērotam/apmierinošam serasi passen passe, tilfredsstille odpowiadać convir a conveni устраивать; подходить vyhovovať ustrezati odgovarati passa เหมาะสมกัน uygun olmak 適合 відповідати вимогам; влаштовувати موزوں یا مناسب بنانا thích hợp với
2 (of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her. geskik wees يَصْلُح، يَكون مُلائِما لِ пасвам slušet, padnout klæde stehen μου πάει quedar bien, favorecer sobima سازگار بودن pukea aller bien (à) לְהַתאִים के लिए उपयुक्त होना, मेल खाना pristajati, dobro stajati jól áll vkinek cocok klæða/fara vel stare/ andare bene 似合う 어울리다 tikti piestāvēt sesuai` passen bij passe til, kle pasować ficar bem a se potrivi (cu) к лицу быть pristať pristajati pristajati passa, klä ทำให้เข้าชุดกัน yakışmak, gitmek 相配 підходити; бути до лиця کپڑوں کا مناسب ہونا hợp với
3 to adjust or make appropriate or suitable He suited his speech to his audience. aanpas يُلائِم пригодявам přizpůsobit tilpasse anpassen προσαρμόζω adaptar kohandama مناسب بودن sovittaa adapter (à) לְהַתאִים ל- के लिए उपयुक्त बनाना prilagoditi (hozzá)alkalmaz menyesuaikan laga að adattare 適合させる 적응시키다, 적합하게 하다 priderinti, pritaikyti piemērot; saskaņot; pieskaņot menyesuaikan` aanpassen tilpasse, innrette etter dobrać, dostosować adaptar a adapta (la) приспосабливать prispôsobiť prilagoditi prilagoditi anpassa ทำให้เหมาะสม uydurmak 使適應,協調 пристосовувати مطابق کرنا đáp ứng nhu cầu 使
adj ˈsuited
(negative unsuited) fitted, or appropriate (to or for) I don't think he's suited to/for this work. gepas مُلائِم، مُناسِب задоволявам vhodný egnet til geeignet μου ταιριάζει, είμαι κατάλληλος για κτ. (estar) hecho para, adecuado sobiv مناسب sopiva fait pour מַתאִים उपयुक्त, योग्य pogodan, prikladan alkalmas sesuai hæfilegur, viðeigandi adatto ふさわしい 알맞은, 어울리는 tinkamas iederīgs; piemērots sesuai geschikt tilpasset, som egner seg odpowiedni, nadający się adequado potrivit (pentru) подходящий vhodný primeren prikladan lämplig, lämpad ที่เหมาะสม uygun 適合的 підхожий; придатний سوٹ میں ملبوس phù hợp
n ˈsuitor
an old word for a man who tries to gain the love of a woman. vryer, versoeker مُتَقَدِّم بِطَلَب الزَّواج ухажор ctitel frier der Freier επίδοξος μνηστήρας pretendiente kosilane خواستگار kosija soupirant מְחָזֵר वादी, मुदृई, प्रार्थी, आवेदक, प्रेमी, विवाहार्थी molilac, prosac kérő pelamar biðill pretendente, corteggiatore 求婚者 구혼자 gerbėjas pielūdzējs pelamar` vrijer frier, beiler zalotnik, starający się pretendente pretendent поклонник ctiteľ snubec prosac friare ผู้ฟ้องร้อง âşık, bir kıza talip olan erkek (古)求婚者 шанувальник, залицяльник عاشق người theo đuổi, cầu hôn
n ˈsuitcase
a case with flat sides for clothes etc, used by a person when travelling He hastily packed his (clothes in his) suitcase. tas دَعْوى، قَضِيَّه куфар kufr kuffert der (Hand)Koffer βαλίτσα maleta kohver چمدان matkalaukku valise מִזווָדָה सूटकेस ručni kovčeg, kofer bőrönd kopor ferðataska valigia スーツケース 여행 가방 lagaminas čemodāns; ceļasoma beg pakaian` koffer koffert walizka mala va­liză (небольшой) чемодан kufor ročni kovček kofer resväska กระเป๋าเดินทาง bavul, valiz 衣箱 валіза کپڑے رکھنے کا صندوق va li
follow suit
to do just as someone else has done He went to bed and I followed suit. voorbeeld volg يَحْذو حَذْو، يَقْتَدي بِ следвам пример udělat totéž følge trop einem Beispiel folgen μιμούμαι hacer lo mismo (que otra persona), seguir el ejemplo(de otra persona) (kellegi) eeskuju järgima پيروي كردن seurata esimerkkiä de même faire נַהָג כְּדוּגמָתוֹ एक ही रंग खेलना, देखा-देखी करना, अनुसरण करना slijediti primjer, slijediti boju (u kartama) ugyanazt teszi meniru fara að dæmi annars (fare lo stesso) まねする 남이 하는 대로 하다 pasekti (kieno nors) pavyzdžiu sekot (kāda) paraugam berbuat demikian juga het voorbeeld volgen gjøre det samme, rette seg etter iść za przykładem seguir o exemplo a face la fel следовать примеру urobiť to isté, prispôsobiť sa slediti zgledu slediti nečiji primer föja exemplet, göra likadant ทำตามอย่างคนอื่น izinden gitmek, aynı şeyi yapmak 照著做 наслідувати приклад دوسرے کی نقل کرنا xử sự theo cách mà người nkhác vừa mới làm
suit down to the ground
(of eg an arrangement, fashion etc) to suit (a person) completely The dress suits her down to the ground. volledig pas يُلائِمه تماما страшно й подхожда padnout jako ulitý passe perfekt passen ταιριάζω απόλυτα de perlas ir, venir de perilla; ir/quedar como un guante, quedar que ni pintado täiuslikult sobima تناسب كامل sopia joka suhteessa aller comme un gant (à) מַתאִים מְאוֹד sasvim, potpuno pristajati tökéletesen megfelel sangat cocok klæða fullkomlega (andare benissimo) よく似合う 안성맞춤이다 labai tikti kolosāli piestāvēt padan geknipt zijn voor være som skapt for bardzo odpowiadać, pasować jak ulał ficar muito bem a se potrivi (cuiva) de minune во всех отношениях подходить sadnúť ako uliaty prilegati se kot ulito savršeno dogovarati passa alldeles förträffligt การตระเตรียม tam olmak 完全適合 повністю підходити موافق ہونا hoàn toàn thích hợp với ai
suit oneself
to do what one wants to do. doen wat jy wil يعَمَلُ ما يُلائِمُه постъпвам, както ми е удобно dělat si své gøre, hvad man har lyst til nach Belieben handeln κάνω ό,τι νομίζω hacer lo que a uno le apetece/le viene en gana/le da la gana oma maitse järgi tegema به دلخواه خود عمل كردن tehdä mielensä mukaan faire à son gré לַעֲשוֹת כִּרצוֹנוֹ जो जी चाहे करना, अपनी पसंद की चीज चुन लेना kako je nekoga volja saját feje szerint cselekszik melakukan semaunya gera eins og manni sÿnist (fare come si vuole) 好きなようにする 자기 마음대로 하다 daryti kaip nori darīt, kā vēlies melakukan semahunya doen wat men wil gjøre som en vil robić, co się uważa za stosowne fazer o que lhe apetece a face după bunul său plac делать на своё усмотрение robiť si podľa svojho narediti po svoji volji udovoljiti sebi göra som det passar en ตามใจตัวเอง canının istediği gibi davranmak 自便 робіть, як вам подобається خواہش کے مطابق کام کرنا hành động theo ý muốn của mình 便


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