suit

(sūt)
n.

1. 1. A set of matching outer garments, especially one consisting of a coat with trousers or a skirt.
   2. 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.

v., suit·ed, suit·ing, suits.

v.tr.

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.

v.intr.

1. To be suitable or acceptable.
2. To be in accord; agree or match.

phrasal verb:

suit up

1. To put on clothing designed for a special activity: suits up in shorts for a jog.

[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. See suitor.]

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The two forms are in origin the same word, and differences of usage are the result of historical choices since the 17th century. In modern English we speak of a suit of clothes, armour, and playing cards, as well as a lawsuit and paying suit to (i.e. courting) a woman; and a suite of rooms, furniture, musical pieces, etc., as well as people in attendance on a high-ranking person.

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A derogatory term for a corporate employee who wears a suit. Suits may also refer to management and marketing people. See slime.

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A legal proceeding to pursue a remedy that could be allowed by a court.

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noun

1. A legal proceeding to demand justice or enforce a right: action, case, cause, instance, lawsuit. See law.
2. Romantic attentions: address (often used in plural), courtship. See seek/avoid, sex/asexual.

verb

1. To meet a need or requirement: answer, do, serve, suffice. See excess/insufficiency/enough, help/harm/harmless.
2. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use: acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, conform, fashion, fit¹, reconcile, square, tailor. See change/persist.
3. To be in keeping with: become, befit, conform, correspond, fit¹, go with, match. See agree/disagree.
4. To be appropriate or suitable to: become, befit, behoove. Archaic beseem. See agree/disagree.
5. To look good on or with: become, enhance, flatter. Idioms: put in the best light. See agree/disagree, beautiful/ugly.
6. To be satisfactory to: please, satisfy. See pain/pleasure.

Idioms beginning with suit:
suit down to the ground
suitcase
suit oneself
suit up

See also birthday suit; empty suit; follow suit; long suit; strong point (suit).

n

Definition: appeal, request
Antonyms: demand, order

v

Definition: adapt, tailor
Antonyms: refuse, reject

v

Definition: be acceptable, appropriate
Antonyms: disagree, displease, dissatisfy

1. Ugly and uncomfortable ‘business clothing’ often worn by non-hackers. Invariably worn with a ‘tie’, a strangulation device that partially cuts off the blood supply to the brain. It is thought that this explains much about the behavior of suit-wearers. Compare droid.

2. A person who habitually wears suits, as distinct from a techie or hacker. See pointy-haired, burble, management, Stupids, SNAFU principle, PHB, and brain-damaged.

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A generic term, of comprehensive signification, referring to any proceeding by one person or persons against another or others in a court of law in which the plaintiff pursues the remedy that the law affords for the redress of an injury or the enforcement of a right, whether at law or in equity.

noun
noun, derog, orig US

Anyone who wears a business suit at work; a business executive. (1979 —) .
TV Week (Melbourne): A kid...eager to propel himself out of the mail-room, where he has a menial job, into the executive ranks...of those who are called 'suits' (1987).

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For a list of words related to suit, see:

• Suits and Uniforms - suit: jacket and trousers or skirt in matching material, sometimes including vest
• Clothing in General - suit: complete outfit of clothing, esp. formal
• Laws, Procedures, and Court Proceedings - suit: court action or proceeding to recover rights or make claim
• Card Terms
• Support, Encouragement, and Agreement - suit: (vb) be agreeable, satisfactory, or appropriate to

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dragt, sæt, farve; i kortspil, ansøgning, bon, frieri, retssag
v. tr. - passe, klæde, være passende for
v. intr. - passe, klæde

idioms:

• follow suit    følge farve; i kortspil
• suit of armour    kampuniform
• suit oneself    gøre som man selv vil
• suit someone down to the ground    søge røven ud af bukserne på en
• suit the action to the word    lade handling følge ord

Nederlands (Dutch)
overeenstemmen met, gelegen komen, passen, geschikt zijn voor, rechtszaak, kostuum, pak, mantelpak, kleur (kaarten)

Français (French)
n. - costume, tailleur, (Jur) procès, couleur (cartes)
v. tr. - aller à, convenir à, répondre à, adapter qch à
v. intr. - convenir

idioms:

• follow suit    faire de même
• suit of armour    armure
• suit oneself    faire comme on veut
• suit someone down to the ground    convenir complètement à qn, aller totalement à qn
• suit the action to the word    joindre le geste à la parole
• suit up    s'habiller (pour une occasion/une activité particulière)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Prozeß, Werbung (um eine Frau), Anzug, Kostüm, Farbe
v. - passen, anpassen

idioms:

• follow suit    das Gleiche tun
• suit of armour    Harnisch
• suit oneself    tun, was man will
• suit someone down to the ground    (ugs.) gut passen
• suit the action to the word    den Worten Taten folgen lassen
• suit up    für eine bestimmte Aktivität anziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κοστούμι, χρώμα (στην τράπουλα), αίτηση, πρόταση γάμου, πανοπλία, (νομ.) αγωγή, μήνυση, κουστουμαρισμένος
v. - ταιριάζω, εξυπηρετώ, βολεύω, αρμόζω

idioms:

• follow suit    (για χαρτοπαίγνιο) ακολουθώ σε χρώμα, (μτφ.) μιμούμαι
• suit of armour    πανοπλία
• suit oneself    κάνω του κεφαλιού μου
• suit someone down to the ground    μου έρχεται κουτί
• suit the action to the word    εκπληρώνω υπόσχεση, πραγματοποιώ απειλή

Italiano (Italian)
intonarsi con, convenire, venire a proposito, adattare, essere adatto a, causa, vestito, completo, seme, colore

idioms:

• follow suit    rispondere con lo stesso seme, agire di conseguenza
• suit oneself    fare come si pare
• suit the action to the word    agire di conseguenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - terno (m), litígio (m)
v. - servir

idioms:

• follow suit    seguir o exemplo
• suit oneself    fazer o que bem entender
• suit someone down to the ground    servir perfeitamente
• suit the action to the word    dito e feito

Русский (Russian)
костюм, комплект, ходатайство, сватовство, согласие, присутствие в свите феодала, судебное дело, иск, масть (об игральных картах), удовлетворять требованиям, быть полезным, соответствовать, быть к лицу, приспосабливать, обеспечивать

idioms:

• follow suit    ходить в масть, следовать примеру, подражать
• suit oneself    действовать в соответствии со своими желаниями
• suit someone down to the ground    отлично подходить (кому-л.)
• suit the action to the word    подкреплять слова делами

Español (Spanish)
n. - pleito, petición, traje, conjunto, juego, palo
v. tr. - convenir, venir bien, satisfacer, vestir, trajear, acomodar, sentar, cuadrar, encajar, ser a propósito, ajustarse, acomodarse, conformarse, casar, concordar, contentar, agradar
v. intr. - convenir, venir bien, satisfacer, acomodar, sentar, cuadrar, encajar, ser a propósito, ajustarse, acomodarse, conformarse, casar, concordar, contentar, agradar

idioms:

• follow suit    seguir el ejemplo, servir, jugar del mismo palo
• suit of armour    armadura, coraza
• suit oneself    hacer lo que uno quiere
• suit someone down to the ground    venir de perlas, convenir mucho a alguien
• suit the action to the word    cumplir inmediatamente con una promesa o amenaza
• suit up    vestirse para una actividad en particular

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kostym, dräkt, rättegång, process, omgång, uppsättning, följe, svit
v. - passa, tillfredsställa, passa för, vara lämplig för, anpassa, avpassa, lämpa, stämma överens

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
衣服, 副, 套, 组, 适合, 使适应, 合适, 相称

idioms:

• follow suit    跟着做, 跟着出同花色的牌
• suit of armour    盔甲
• suit oneself    按自己意愿做事
• suit someone down to the ground    随自己的意愿行事
• suit the action to the word    如何说就如何做

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 衣服, 副, 套, 組
v. tr. - 適合, 使適應
v. intr. - 合適, 相稱

idioms:

• follow suit    跟著做, 跟著出同花色的牌
• suit of armour    盔甲
• suit oneself    按自己意願做事
• suit someone down to the ground    隨自己的意願行事
• suit the action to the word    如何說就如何做

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 슈트, 신사복 한 벌, 소송
v. tr. - 편리하다, ~의 마음에 들다
v. intr. - 알맞다, 적합하다

idioms:

• suit oneself    자기 의견대로 밀어 부치다, 제멋대로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スーツ, 背広上下, 服, 訴訟, 1そろい, 願い, 嘆願, 求婚, 同じ組の持ち札
v. - 適する, 気に入る, 似合う, 合わせる, 適合させる

idioms:

• bathing suit    水着
• suit of armour    よろい一式
• suit oneself    自分勝手にふるまう
• suit people's pockets    金銭的に見合った
• suit someone down to the ground    全く～にぴったりである
• suit the action to the word    言行を一致させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بذله , شكوى , دعوى , طلب السيد للزواج (فعل) يتناسب , بلائم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חליפה, תביעה, משפט, בקשה, הפצרה, חיזור, סדרה (בקלפים), סדרה‬
v. tr. - ‮התאים, הלם, תיאם, השביע רצון‬
v. intr. - ‮היה נוח ל-, היה טוב ל-‬

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