English dictionary
suit
nounPronunciation
s(j)uːt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
noun
- a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
noun
- playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
noun
- a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
noun
- a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
noun
- (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
verb
- accord or comport with
verb
- be agreeable or acceptable to
verb
- enhance the appearance of
verb
- be agreeable or acceptable
Example sentences
the family brought suit against the landlord
they buried him in his best suit
a flush is five cards in the same suit
in bridge you must follow suit
what suit is trumps?
it was a brief and intense courtship
all the suits care about is the bottom line
This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!
This suits my needs
Mourning becomes Electra
This behavior doesn't suit you!
This time suits me