I.
noun
1 set of clothes
ADJECTIVE
▪ designer , elegant , immaculate , smart ( esp. BrE ), well-cut ( esp. BrE ), well-tailored ( esp. AmE )
▪ ill-fitting
▪ best , good
▪
He wore his one good ~ to the interview.
▪ expensive
▪ tailored
▪ double-breasted , single-breasted
▪ one-piece , two-piece , three-piece
▪ pinstripe , pinstriped
▪ linen , seersucker ( esp. AmE ), tweed , wool , etc.
▪ summer
▪ business , dinner ( BrE ), dress , formal , lounge ( BrE ), morning , safari , zoot
▪ pant (usually pantsuit ) ( AmE ), trouser ( BrE )
▪ bathing , diving , swim (usually swimsuit ) , swimming ( esp. AmE )
▪ jogging ( BrE ), ski
▪ leisure ( AmE ), shell ( BrE ), sweat (usually sweatsuit ) ( AmE )
▪ warm-up ( AmE )
▪ biohazard , boiler ( esp. BrE ), hazmat ( AmE ), protective
▪ flying , pressure
▪ clown , gorilla
SUIT + NOUN
▪ coat ( AmE ), jacket , pants ( AmE ), trousers ( esp. BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~
▪
Two men in ~s came out of the hotel.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ and tie
▪
They won't let you into the restaurant without a ~ and tie.
▪ a ~ of armour/armor
▪
The cavalry wore a ~ of light armour/armor and carried a shield.
▪ a ~ of clothes ( old-fashioned )
▪
His parents had bought him a new ~ of clothes for the occasion.
▪
We bought the baby a couple of ~s of clothes.
2 ( also lawsuit ) legal case
ADJECTIVE
▪ civil ( esp. AmE )
▪ class-action ( AmE )
▪ paternity
▪ antitrust , discrimination , libel , malpractice (all esp. AmE )
VERB + SUIT
▪ bring , file
▪
A ~ has been filed against the company.
▪ be involved in , pursue
▪ drop
▪
They have agreed to drop their ~ against the Dutch company.
▪ be faced with , face
▪
The company now faces several ~s over its failure to protect its employees.
▪ defend
▪
She plans to defend the ~ vigorously.
▪ win
▪ lose
▪ settle
▪
The two companies have settled the ~.
▪ dismiss
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
They are seeking damages in a lawsuit.
▪ ~ against
▪
a ~ against her former husband
▪ ~ over
▪
a ~ over a disputed estate
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ admirably ( esp. BrE ), fine , well
▪
Try out the various rackets to find out which one ~s you best.
▪
It would ~ me fine if I never have to see them again.
▪ down to the ground ( BrE , informal ), perfectly
▪
This arrangement ~ed me perfectly.
▪
Country life ~s me down to the ground!
VERB + SUIT
▪ seem to
▪ adapt sth to , adjust sth to , be designed to , be tailored to
▪
a shampoo designed to ~ all hair types
PHRASES
▪ especially ~ed , ideally ~ed , particularly ~ed , uniquely ~ed
▪
a car that's ideally ~ed for urban living
Suit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ lifestyle , ↑ mood , ↑ need , ↑ palate , ↑ personality , ↑ preference , ↑ purpose , ↑ requirement , ↑ taste