transcription, транскрипция: [ su:t ]
( suits, suiting, suited)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A man’s suit consists of a jacket, trousers, and sometimes a waistcoat, all made from the same fabric.
...a dark pin-striped business suit.
...a smart suit and tie.
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2.
A woman’s suit consists of a jacket and skirt, or sometimes trousers, made from the same fabric.
I was wearing my tweed suit.
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3.
A particular type of suit is a piece of clothing that you wear for a particular activity.
...a completely revolutionary atmospheric diving suit.
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4.
If something suits you, it is convenient for you or is the best thing for you in the circumstances.
They will only release information if it suits them...
They should be able to find you the best package to suit your needs.
VERB : no cont , V n , V n
5.
If something suits you, you like it.
I don’t think a sedentary life would altogether suit me.
VERB : no cont , V n
6.
If a piece of clothing or a particular style or colour suits you, it makes you look attractive.
Green suits you.
VERB : no cont , V n
7.
If you suit yourself , you do something just because you want to do it, without bothering to consider other people.
These large institutions make–and change–the rules to suit themselves...
He made a dismissive gesture. ‘Suit yourself.’
= please
VERB : V pron-refl , V pron-refl
8.
In a court of law, a suit is a case in which someone tries to get a legal decision against a person or company, often so that the person or company will have to pay them money for having done something wrong to them.
Up to 2,000 former employees have filed personal injury suits against the company...
= lawsuit
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In American English, you can say that someone files or brings suit against another person.
One insurance company has already filed suit against the city of Chicago.
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9.
A suit is one of the four types of card in a set of playing cards. These are hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades.
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10.
see also bathing suit , birthday suit , boiler suit , trouser suit
11.
If people follow suit , they do the same thing that someone else has just done.
Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.
PHRASE : V inflects