suit

UK /sjuːt/ US /sut/
noun 5verb 5name 1

Collocations

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(noun.) set of clothes

ADJ

designer, elegant, immaculate, smart, well-cut | ill-fitting | off-the-peg

best, good

Her best suit made a professional impression at the business meeting.

tailored | double-breasted, single-breasted | one-piece, three-piece, two-piece | pinstripe/pinstriped | linen, tweed, etc. | summer | business, dinner, evening, dress, formal, lounge, morning, safari | trouser | bathing, diving, wet | ski

SUIT + NOUN

jacket, trousers

PREP

in a ~

The job interview went well because I wore a dark blue suit.

PHRASES

a suit and tie

He always wore a suit and tie to important business meetings.

a suit of armour

The knight put on a suit of armour before riding into battle.

a suit of clothes

He wore a new suit of clothes to his job interview yesterday.

2

(noun.) of playing cards

ADJ

trump

VERB + SUIT

follow

SUIT + VERB

be trumps

Diamonds were trumps in the card game we played last night.

change

During the card game, the suit changed from hearts to clubs when a new player dealt the cards.

PREP

from/in a/the ~

When playing cards, you must play a card in the same suit if you have one.

3

(verb.)

ADV

admirably, fine, well

That new job suits her well because she gets to work from home three days a week.

down to the ground

That new job suits her down to the ground because she loves working with animals.

perfectly

Working from home perfectly suits my need to spend time with my young children.

VERB + SUIT

seem to

adapt sth to, adjust sth to, be designed to, be tailored to

This exercise program was designed to suit beginners who want to build strength gradually.

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