Suit Definition
so͝ot
suited, suits
noun
suits
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.
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Any complete outfit.
A suit of armor.
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A person wearing a suit; specif., a business executive or a bureaucrat.
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A group of things used together; a set or collection.
A suit of sails; a suit of tools.
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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.
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verb
suited, suits
To meet the requirements of; fit.
This candidate does not suit our qualifications.
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To correspond or harmonize.
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To make right or appropriate; fit; adapt.
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To meet the requirements of; be right for or appropriate to; befit.
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To please; satisfy.
Anything that suits your fancy.
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idiom
bring suit
- to institute legal, civil action; sue
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follow suit
- to play a card of the same suit as the card led
- to follow the example set
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someone's strong suit
- a person's greatest talent, most conspicuous character trait, etc.
patience is my strong suit
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suit oneself
- to act according to one's own wishes
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suit up
- to put on an athletic uniform, spacesuit, etc. in preparation for a particular activity
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Suit
- bring suit
- follow suit
- someone's strong suit
- suit oneself
- suit up
Origin of Suit
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From Anglo-Norman siute, from Old French sieute (modern suite), originally a participle adjective from Vulgar Latin *sequita (for secÅ«ta), from Latin sequi (“to follow"), because the component garments "follow each other", i.e. are worn together.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English sute from Anglo-Norman from Vulgar Latin sequita act of following feminine of sequitus past participle of sequere to follow from Latin sequī suitor
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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