Meaning of "suit" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUIT

From Old French sieute set of things, from sivre to follow; compare sue.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SUIT

suit  [suːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUIT

Suit is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb suit in English.

WHAT DOES SUIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Suit

Suit or suits may refer to: ▪ Suit, a set of clothing with matching pieces, including at least a coat and trousers ▪ Suit, one of four groups into which a deck of cards is divided ▪ Suit, an action brought before a court to recover a right or redress a grievance ▪ Suits, a 2011 TV series on the USA Network ▪ Suit, a 2004 album by Nelly ▪ Suits, an album by Fish ▪ Suit, a character in the Marvel universe ▪ An informal term for a government agent or corporate employee.

Definition of suit in the English dictionary

The first definition of suit in the dictionary is any set of clothes of the same or similar material designed to be worn together, now usually a jacket with matching trousers or a jacket with matching or contrasting skirt or trousers. Other definition of suit is any outfit worn for a specific purpose. Suit is also any set of items, such as the full complement of sails of a vessel or parts of personal armour.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUIT

PRESENT

Present

I suit

you suit

he/she/it suits

we suit

you suit

they suit

Present continuous

I am suiting

you are suiting

he/she/it is suiting

we are suiting

you are suiting

they are suiting

Present perfect

I have suited

you have suited

he/she/it has suited

we have suited

you have suited

they have suited

Present perfect continuous

I have been suiting

you have been suiting

he/she/it has been suiting

we have been suiting

you have been suiting

they have been suiting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I suited

you suited

he/she/it suited

we suited

you suited

they suited

Past continuous

I was suiting

you were suiting

he/she/it was suiting

we were suiting

you were suiting

they were suiting

Past perfect

I had suited

you had suited

he/she/it had suited

we had suited

you had suited

they had suited

Past perfect continuous

I had been suiting

you had been suiting

he/she/it had been suiting

we had been suiting

you had been suiting

they had been suiting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will suit

you will suit

he/she/it will suit

we will suit

you will suit

they will suit

Future continuous

I will be suiting

you will be suiting

he/she/it will be suiting

we will be suiting

you will be suiting

they will be suiting

Future perfect

I will have suited

you will have suited

he/she/it will have suited

we will have suited

you will have suited

they will have suited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been suiting

you will have been suiting

he/she/it will have been suiting

we will have been suiting

you will have been suiting

they will have been suiting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would suit

you would suit

he/she/it would suit

we would suit

you would suit

they would suit

Conditional continuous

I would be suiting

you would be suiting

he/she/it would be suiting

we would be suiting

you would be suiting

they would be suiting

Conditional perfect

I would have suit

you would have suit

he/she/it would have suit

we would have suit

you would have suit

they would have suit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been suiting

you would have been suiting

he/she/it would have been suiting

we would have been suiting

you would have been suiting

they would have been suiting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you suit
we let´s suit
you suit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to suit

Past participle

suited

Present Participle

suiting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SUIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «suit» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of suit

accommodate · action · adapt · adjust · answer · appeal · attentions · become · befit · case · cause · clothing · costume · courtship · customize · do · dress · ensemble · entreaty · fashion · fit · flatter · go with · gratify · habit · industrial tribunal · invocation · lawsuit · match · modify · outfit · petition · please · prayer · proceeding · proportion · prosecution · request · satisfy · tailor · tally · trial

TRANSLATION OF SUIT

Find out the translation of suit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of suit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suit» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 一套衣服
• Translator English - Spanish: sentar bien
• English: suit
• Translator English - Hindi: सूट
• Translator English - Arabic: بَدْلَة
• Translator English - Russian: костюм
• Translator English - Portuguese: terno
• Translator English - Bengali: মামলা
• Translator English - French: costume
• Translator English - Malay: sesuai
• Translator English - German: Anzug
• Translator English - Japanese: スーツ
• Translator English - Korean: 슈트
• Translator English - Javanese: Setelan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bộ com lê
• Translator English - Tamil: வழக்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: सूट
• Translator English - Turkish: takım elbise
• Translator English - Italian: completo
• Translator English - Polish: garnitur
• Translator English - Ukrainian: костюм
• Translator English - Romanian: costum
• Translator English - Greek: κοστούμι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: pak
• Translator English - Swedish: kostym
• Translator English - Norwegian: dress

10 QUOTES WITH «SUIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word suit.

1

David Antin

A myth is the name of a terrible lie told by a smelly little brown person to a man in a white suit with a pair of binoculars.

2

Rick Baker

Sometimes we think of a creature like a person in a suit, but then you have limitations of two eyes and two legs - they have to see and breathe. I got more into puppetry because it offered more possibilities.

3

Sean Bean

I think everybody's got different methods of working which suit the particular individual. Mine is to sort of play the part, and give 100%, to concentrate and focus on it while I'm actually working, but then leave it behind until the next day.

4

Kate Bernheimer

In the old fairy tales, often a 'moral' was tacked on at the end of the story - say, if a book was going to be marketed to young readers. And the morals don't really suit the stories at all, which makes them super weird - part of why I love the tradition so much. I do play with this, though I am more concerned with ethics than morals.

5

Allan Carr

You should never meet your heroes. Paul Newman... I was so excited about meeting him, but he turned up in shell suit bottoms, slippers, and a jumper. He was just so worn out and old, he wanted to go home.

6

David Cassidy

I was silver-white by the time I was 35, but having grey hair makes me look washed out. My wife and son have both said that grey hair doesn't suit me because I have a boyish face.

7

Emma Caulfield

I think my strongest suit is comedy. I certainly have limits in other areas.

8

Jessie Cave

People suit their star sign. If someone is annoying me over and over, and I know they're a Sagittarius, say, I'm more likely to forgive them. It comes down to my need for structure as a way of finding my bearings with people.

9

Carson Daly

I love 'Last Call.' It took me a little bit to figure out that I wasn't going to be that guy in a suit telling monologue jokes.

10

Dom DeLuise

Mel is nuts. He puts on a suit and a tie and acts like a normal person so people think he's okay. He's definitely out in left field. He's got the ambition of a boy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUIT»

Discover the use of suit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and ...

Pop this jaw-dropper in your beach bag.” —USA Today This shocking expose goes behind the headlines to uncover the true story of Clark Rockefeller, wealthy scion of a great American family, who kidnapped his own daughter and vanished.

Mark Seal, 2011

Zoot Suit: The Enigmatic Career of an Extreme Style

In Zoot Suit, historian Kathy Peiss explores this extreme fashion and its mysterious career during World War II and after, as it spread from Harlem across the United States and around the world.

Kathy Peiss, 2011

Man in the Empty Suit

Say you're a time traveler and you've already toured the entirety of human history.

Sean Ferrell, 2013

Gorilla Suit: My Adventures In Bodybuilding

This is the first-ever, honest, behind-the-scenes look into the world of professional bodybuilding and what the actual life of a bodybuilder is like.

Bob Paris, 1998

Dry Suit Diving: A Guide to Diving Dry

The most complete text on dry suit diving.

Steven M. Barsky, Dick Long, Bob Stinton, 2006

The Three-Piece Suit and Modern Masculinity: England, 1550-1850

In 1666 King Charles II introduced a fashion that developed into the three-piece suit. This text examines the inspiration behind this royal revolution in masculine attire.

David Kuchta, 2002

The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style

With The Suit, Nicholas Antongiavanni provides a masterly manual on what it takes to succeed: advice on how to dress with style, flair, and an eye toward gaining power.

Nicholas Antongiavanni, 2006

Anti-suit Injunctions in International Arbitration: IAI ...

These are just a few of the issues addressed in Anti-Suit Injunctions in International Arbitration.

Emmanuel Gaillard, 2005

The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit

Lucette Lagnado's father, Leon, is a successful Egyptian businessman and boulevardier who, dressed in his signature white sharkskin suit, makes deals and trades at Shepherd's Hotel and at the dark bar of the Nile Hilton.

Lucette Lagnado, 2009

Mobile Suit Gundam: Awakening, Escalation, Confrontation

The Gundam creator's own vision of his spectacularly successful cult franchise, in a new edition for hungry fans.

Yoshiyuki Tomino, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suit is used in the context of the following news items.

Smithsonian raises $550000 to preserve Neil Armstrong space suit

(CNN) The 46 years since Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon have not lessened the sense of wonder of that that moment. But the decades have deteriorated ... «CNN, Jul 15»

Help the Smithsonian Conserve Neil Armstrong's Iconic Spacesuit

This suit, with its human inside it, walked on the Moon. For 2½ hours, the suit traversed the lunar surface, allowing Armstrong to breathe and survive in one of the ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»

First look: Barry Allen has a 'New' suit for Season 2 of 'The Flash'

Hey Flash, why are you looking so glum? You've got some sweet new duds! The CW just released the new outfit that Barry Allen will be wearing in Season 2 of ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

OPM hit by class-action suit over breach of federal employee data

A federal employees' union has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, its leadership and a contractor, alleging that their negligence ... «Computerworld, Jun 15»

KBR, Halliburton Win as U.S. High Court Tightens Suit Deadlines

The justices Tuesday unanimously said people filing civil suits under the U.S. False Claims Act can't take advantage of a World War II-era law that extends the ... «Bloomberg, May 15»

Tim Hortons co-founder calls sexual assault suit 'extortion'

The billionaire co-founder of Tim Hortons is being sued for allegedly sexually assaulting his sometime lover four years ago. Ron Joyce claims he is the victim of ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»

Industry files lawsuit against government's new Internet rules

NEW YORK — A legal fight against the Federal Communications Commission's new Internet traffic rules has begun with a suit by the United States Telecom ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»

Facebook tries to halt privacy class action suit

The first day of hearings began with a four-hour session in which Facebook's lawyers tried to convince the judge not to admit the suit brought by law student Max ... «Toronto Sun, Apr 15»

Class-action suit claims Purina's Beneful is poisoning dogs

By the end of January all three of the dogs became ill and the English Bulldog eventually dead, according to the suit. A post-mortem examination revealed signs ... «WXIA-TV, Feb 15»

More than $690K for the Indian Prime Minister's suit

The suit owned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi got tongues wagging when he ... Dubbed one of the world's most expensive suits, it sold at an auction Friday. «CNN, Feb 15»