suit

suit
noun
1》 a set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt.
    ↘a set of clothes for a particular activity: a jogging suit.
    ↘informal a high-ranking business executive.
2》 any of the sets into which a pack of playing cards is divided (in conventional packs spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs).
3》 short for lawsuit.
4》 the process of trying to win a woman's affection with a view to marriage.
    ↘literary a petition or entreaty made to a person in authority.
5》 a complete set of sails for a ship or for a set of spars.
verb
1》 be convenient for or acceptable to.
    ↘(suit oneself) act entirely according to one's own wishes.
    ↘[as adjective suited] appropriate or fitting.
    ↘(suit something to) archaic adapt or make something appropriate for.
2》 go well with or enhance the features, figure, or character of (someone).
3》 N. Amer. put on clothes.
Phrases
suit the action to the word carry out one's stated intentions.
suit someone's book Brit. informal be convenient or acceptable to someone.
suit someone down to the ground Brit. be extremely convenient or appropriate for someone.
Derivatives
suited adjective
suiting noun
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. siwte, from a feminine past participle of a Romance verb based on L. sequi 'follow'.

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