suit

The definition of a suit is a complete outfit or a set of clothes meant to be worn together.

(noun)

An example of suit is a tuxedo.

Suit means a collection or set of things.

(noun)

An example of suit is diamonds, spades, hearts and clubs in playing cards.

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See suit in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

    1. a set of clothes to be worn together; now, esp., a coat and trousers (or skirt), and sometimes a vest, usually all of the same material
    2. any complete outfit: a suit of armor
  1. Slang a person wearing a suit; specif., a business executive or a bureaucrat: usually a term of mild derision
  2. a group of similar things forming a set or series; specif., any of the four sets of thirteen playing cards each (spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds) that together make up a pack
  3. Historical attendance at the court or manor of a feudal lord
  4. action to secure justice in a court of law; attempt to recover a right or claim through legal action
    1. an act of suing, pleading, or requesting
    2. a petition
  5. the act of wooing; courtship

Origin: ME sute, a pursuit, action of suing, garb, set of garments, sequence < OFr suite < VL *sequita, fem. pp. of sequere, to follow < L sequi, to follow: see sequent

transitive verb

  1. to meet the requirements of; be right for or appropriate to; befit
  2. to make right or appropriate; fit; adapt
  3. to please; satisfy: anything that suits your fancy
  4. to furnish with clothes, esp. with a suit

intransitive verb

  1. Archaic to correspond or harmonize: usually with to or with
  2. to be fit, suitable, convenient, or satisfactory

See suit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A set of matching outer garments, especially one consisting of a coat with trousers or a skirt.
    b. An outfit 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.
verb suit·ed, suit·ing, suits
verb, transitive
  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.
verb, intransitive
  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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sute

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *sequita, act of following

Origin: , feminine of *sequitus

Origin: , past participle of *sequere, to follow

Origin: , from Latin sequī; see suitor

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