# suit

Pronunciation: say "SOOT" US /sut/, UK /suːt/

## Noun

1. A set of clothes to be worn together, especially a man's matching jacket and pants, or a similar outfit for a woman.
   - Simple: A matching set of clothes worn together, usually a jacket with pants.
   - _The tailor adjusted his suit so the jacket sat perfectly across the shoulders._
   - _She chose a tailored gray suit for the conference._
3. An action brought before a court of law to recover a right or enforce a claim; a lawsuit.
   - Simple: A case brought to a court to settle a legal claim or dispute.
   - _The investors brought a suit seeking damages for the failed merger._
   - _His suit against the publisher dragged on for years._
4. A garment or set of clothing or armor worn together for a particular activity or purpose, such as a space suit, wetsuit, or suit of armor.
   - Simple: Clothing or armor worn for a particular activity, such as swimming, space travel, or fighting.
   - _The astronaut checked the seals on her suit before the spacewalk._
   - _He zipped up his diving suit and stepped off the boat._
8. Each of the groups into which a pack of cards is divided, marked by color or emblem, such as spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs.
   - Simple: One of the four groups in a deck of cards, like hearts or spades.
   - _Players must follow the led suit whenever they can._
   - _Diamonds and clubs are the minor suits in bridge scoring._
9. A derogatory slang term for a businessperson or manager, especially a boss, named for the formal clothing they wear. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A disapproving slang word for a boss or business manager.
   - _Some suit from upstairs canceled the whole project without asking anyone._
   - _The workers groaned as another suit arrived to lecture them about productivity._
11. The pursuit of a romantic interest; the act of wooing or courting someone.
   - Simple: The act of trying to win someone's love, or courtship.
   - _For months he pressed his suit, sending letters and flowers._
   - _She rejected every suit but the one from her childhood friend._
12. A petition, request, or earnest entreaty made to someone, especially a person in authority.
   - Simple: A request or plea, asking someone for something important.
   - _The ambassador's suit for peace was heard at court._
   - _He pressed his suit with the duke, begging for mercy._
14. A woman's matching outfit, typically a shalwar kameez: a long tunic worn with loose trousers and often a scarf. *(India, Pakistan)*
   - Simple: A woman's matching outfit of a long top and loose trousers, often worn with a scarf.
   - _Her aunt in Lahore sent her a hand-embroidered suit, with a long kameez, loose shalwar, and a chiffon dupatta to match._
   - _She picked out a green suit with gold embroidery on the kameez for the wedding._

## Verb

2. To be convenient, acceptable, or right for a particular person, situation, or purpose.
   - Simple: To be right or good for someone or something, or to be what a person wants.
   - _Working from home doesn't suit everyone, especially people who need a set routine._
   - _The early flight suits me better, since I can be home in time for lunch._
5. To be suitable for and flatter a person's appearance or image, as a hairstyle or item of clothing might.
   - Simple: To look right on a person and match their appearance.
   - _The new bangs suit her round face beautifully._
   - _Bright reds suit people with warm skin tones._
6. To adapt or fit something so that it is proper or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.
   - Simple: To change something so it fits a person, need, or situation.
   - _Judges are expected to suit the punishment to the crime, not to the mood of the public._
   - _The architect suited the design to the steep, narrow lot, stacking the rooms on three levels._
7. To agree or correspond with something, or be fitted to it; usually followed by "to," and in older use also by "with."
   - Simple: To match or agree with something else.
10. To dress or clothe someone, now used mostly in suit up, to put on the clothing or gear needed for an activity.
   - Simple: To put clothes on someone, or to get dressed for an activity.
   - _Soldiers suit up well before the operation begins._
   - _She was suited entirely in white for the procession._

## Noun

13. A group of similar or related items considered together as a whole, such as a connected set of rooms. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A group of matching things that go together as one set.
15. A company of attendants or followers accompanying an important person; a retinue. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A group of servants and followers who travel with an important person.
16. The act of suing; the sustained pursuit of a particular aim, object, or favor. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The act of trying hard over time to reach a goal or win something.
17. The act of following or pursuing; a chase after a fleeing person or animal. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The act of chasing or going after someone or something.
18. A regular order or succession, in which one thing follows another in turn. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A regular order in which things come one after another.

## Other meanings

- (noun) The complete set of sails required to rig and work a ship.

## Origin

Anglo-Norman suite and Old French sieute (modern suite) began as a participle adjective based on Vulgar Latin *sequita, from Latin sequi ("to follow"), the idea being that the pieces of a suit "follow each other," meaning they are worn together. Middle English borrowed these as sute. Suite is a doublet, and sue and segue are related.

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