Definition of "suit"
- noun
A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
A single garment that covers the whole body: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit.
A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
A full set of armour.
The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.
: The act of following or pursuing; pursuit, chase.
Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.
The full set of sails required for a ship.
Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.
Regular order; succession.
The act of suing; the pursuit of a particular object or goal.
A company of attendants or followers; a retinue.
A group of similar or related objects or items considered as a whole; a suite (of rooms etc.).
- verb
To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.
To be suitable or apt for one's image.
To be appropriate or apt for.
To dress; to clothe.
To please; to make content; as, he is well suited with his place; to fit one's taste.
: To agree; to accord; to be fitted; to correspond; — usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with.
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