(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A man’s ~ consists of a jacket, trousers, and sometimes a waistcoat, all made from the same fabric.
...a dark pin-striped business ~.
...a smart ~ and tie.
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2.
A woman’s ~ consists of a jacket and skirt, or sometimes trousers, made from the same fabric.
I was wearing my tweed ~.
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3.
A particular type of ~ is a piece of clothing that you wear for a particular activity.
...a completely revolutionary atmospheric diving ~.
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4.
If something ~s you, it is convenient for you or is the best thing for you in the circumstances.
They will only release information if it ~s them...
They should be able to find you the best package to ~ your needs.
VERB: no cont, V n, V n
5.
If something ~s you, you like it.
I don’t think a sedentary life would altogether ~ me.
VERB: no cont, V n
6.
If a piece of clothing or a particular style or colour ~s you, it makes you look attractive.
Green ~s you.
VERB: no cont, V n
7.
If you ~ 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 ~ themselves...
He made a dismissive gesture. ‘Suit yourself.’
= please
VERB: V pron-refl, V pron-refl
8.
In a court of law, a ~ 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 ~s against the company...
= law~
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In American English, you can say that someone files or brings ~ against another person.
One insurance company has already filed ~ against the city of Chicago.
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9.
A ~ 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 ~ , birthday ~ , boiler ~ , trouser ~
11.
If people follow ~, they do the same thing that someone else has just done.
Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow ~ have continued.
PHRASE: V inflects