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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.

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
Slang a person wearing a suit; specif., a business executive or a bureaucrat: usually a term of mild derision
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
Historical attendance at the court or manor of a feudal lord
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
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

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

intransitive verb

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

See suit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.
A group of things used together; a set or collection: a suit of sails; a suit of tools.
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.
Attendance required of a vassal at his feudal lord's court or manor.
Law A court proceeding to recover a right or claim.
The act or an instance of courting a woman; courtship: She was inclined to accept his suit.
Slang One who wears a business suit, especially an executive.

verb suit·ed, suit·ing, suits

verb, transitive

To meet the requirements of; fit: This candidate does not suit our qualifications.
To make appropriate or suitable; adapt: builders who suit the house to the owner's specifications.
To be appropriate for; befit: a color that suits you.
To please; satisfy: a choice that suits us all.
To provide with clothing; dress: The NCOs suited the recruits in green uniforms.

verb, intransitive