- suit
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 set of clothesADJECTIVE▪ designer, elegant, immaculate, smart (esp. BrE), well-cut (esp. BrE), well-tailored (esp. AmE)▪ ill-fitting▪ best, good▪
He wore his one good suit to the interview.
▪ expensive▪ tailored▪ double-breasted, single-breasted▪ one-piece, two-piece, three-piece▪ pinstripe, pinstriped▪ linen, seersucker (esp. AmE), tweed, wool, etc.▪ summer▪ business, dinner (BrE), dress, formal, lounge (BrE), morning, safari, zoot▪ pant (usually pantsuit) (AmE), trouser (BrE)▪ bathing, diving, swim (usually swimsuit), swimming (esp. AmE)▪ jogging (BrE), ski▪ leisure (AmE), shell (BrE), sweat (usually sweatsuit) (AmE)▪ warm-up (AmE)▪ biohazard, boiler (esp. BrE), hazmat (AmE), protective▪ flying, pressure▪ clown, gorillaSUIT + NOUN▪ coat (AmE), jacket, pants (AmE), trousers (esp. BrE)PREPOSITION▪ in a suit▪Two men in suits came out of the hotel.
PHRASES▪ a suit and tie▪They won't let you into the restaurant without a suit and tie.
▪ a suit of armour/armor▪The cavalry wore a suit of light armour/armor and carried a shield.
▪ a suit of clothes (old-fashioned)▪His parents had bought him a new suit of clothes for the occasion.
▪We bought the baby a couple of suits of clothes.
2 (also lawsuit) legal caseADJECTIVE▪ civil (esp. AmE)▪ class-action (AmE)▪ paternity▪ antitrust, discrimination, libel, malpractice (all esp. AmE)VERB + SUIT▪ bring, file▪A suit has been filed against the company.
▪ be involved in, pursue▪ drop▪They have agreed to drop their suit against the Dutch company.
▪ be faced with, face▪The company now faces several suits over its failure to protect its employees.
▪ defend▪She plans to defend the suit vigorously.
▪ win▪ lose▪ settle▪The two companies have settled the suit.
▪ dismissPREPOSITION▪ in a/the suit▪They are seeking damages in a lawsuit.
▪ suit against▪a suit against her former husband
▪ suit over▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a suit over a disputed estate
verbADVERB▪ admirably (esp. BrE), fine, well▪Try out the various rackets to find out which one suits you best.
▪It would suit me fine if I never have to see them again.
▪ down to the ground (BrE, informal), perfectly▪This arrangement suited me perfectly.
▪Country life suits me down to the ground!
VERB + SUIT▪ seem to▪ adapt sth to, adjust sth to, be designed to, be tailored to▪a shampoo designed to suit all hair types
PHRASES▪ especially suited, ideally suited, particularly suited, uniquely suited▪a car that's ideally suited for urban living
Suit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑lifestyle, ↑mood, ↑need, ↑palate, ↑personality, ↑preference, ↑purpose, ↑requirement, ↑taste
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
