1archaic : suite 1

2a : recourse or appeal to a feudal superior for justice or redress

b : an action or process in a court for the recovery of a right or claim

3: an act or instance of suing or seeking by entreaty : appeal; specifically : courtship

4: a group of things forming a unit : suite —used chiefly of armor, sails, and counters in games

5: a set of garments: such as

a : an ensemble of two or more usually matching outer garments (such as a jacket, vest, and trousers)

• businessmen wearing three-piece suits

b : a costume to be worn for a special purpose or under particular conditions

• gym suits

6a : all the playing cards in a pack bearing the same symbol

b : all the dominoes bearing the same number

c : all the cards or counters in a particular suit held by one player

• a 5-card suit

d : the suit led

• follow suit

7slang : a business executive —usually used in plural

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suited

 play \ˈsü-təd\ adjective

 

SUIT

noun: suit; plural noun: suits

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.

synonyms:

outfit, set of clothes, ensemble “a pinstriped suit”

• a set of clothes to be worn on a particular occasion or for a particular activity.

“a jogging suit”

• a complete set of pieces of armor for covering the whole body.
• a complete set of sails required for a ship or for a set of spars.
• informal

an executive in a business or organization, typically one regarded as exercising influence in an impersonal way.

“maybe now the suits in Washington will listen”

synonyms:

businessman, businesswoman, executive, bureaucrat, administrator, manager “suits in faraway boardrooms”

any of the sets distinguished by their pictorial symbols into which a deck of playing cards is divided, in conventional decks comprising spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs.

short for lawsuit.

synonyms:

legal action, lawsuit, (court) case, action, (legal/judicial) proceedings, litigation “a medical malpractice suit”

• the process of trying to win a woman’s affection, typically with a view to marriage.

“he could not compete with John’s charms in Marian’s eyes and his suit came to nothing”

synonyms:

courtship, wooing, attentions “his suit came to nothing”

• literary

a petition or entreaty made to a person in authority.

synonyms:

entreaty, request, plea, appeal, petition, supplication, application “they spurned his suit”

verb

verb: suit; 3rd person present: suits; past tense: suited; past participle: suited; gerund or present participle: suiting

be convenient for or acceptable to.

“he lied whenever it suited him”

synonyms:

be convenient for, be acceptable to, be suitable for, meet the requirements of; More

• act entirely according to one’s own wishes (often used to express the speaker’s annoyance).

““I’m not going to help you.” “Suit yourself.””

• go well with or enhance the features, figure, or character of (someone).

“the dress didn’t suit her”

synonyms:

become, work for, look good on, look attractive on, flatter “blue really suits you”

• archaic

adapt or make appropriate for (something).

“they took care to suit their answers to the questions put to them”

NORTH AMERICAN

put on clothes, typically for a particular activity.

“I suited up and entered the water”

 

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French siwte, from a feminine past participle of a Romance verb based on Latin sequi ‘follow.’ Early senses included ‘attendance at a court’ and ‘legal process’; sense 1 of the noun and sense 2 of the noun derive from an earlier meaning ‘set of things to be used together.’ The verb sense ‘make appropriate’ dates from the late 16th century.