suit
verb/suːt/
/suːt/
[no passive] not used in the progressive tensesVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they suit | /suːt/ /suːt/ |
| he / she / it suits | /suːts/ /suːts/ |
| past simple suited | /ˈsuːtɪd/ /ˈsuːtɪd/ |
| past participle suited | /ˈsuːtɪd/ /ˈsuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form suiting | /ˈsuːtɪŋ/ /ˈsuːtɪŋ/ |
- to be convenient or useful for somebody
- suit somebody/something If we met at two, would that suit you?
- If you want to go by bus, that suits me fine.
- Customers will be offered solutions that best suit their needs.
- He can be very helpful, but only when it suits him.
- A variety of dishes were available to suit all tastes.
- it suits somebody to do something It suits me to start work at a later time.
Extra Examples- 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.
- This arrangement suited me perfectly.
- a shampoo designed to suit all hair types
- Choose a computer to suit your particular needs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- admirably
- fine
- well
- …
- seem to
- adapt something to
- adjust something to
- …
- especially suited
- ideally suited
- particularly suited
- …
- suit somebody (especially of clothes, colours, etc.) to make you look attractive
- Blue suits you. You should wear it more often.
- I don't think this coat really suits me.
- suit somebody/something (especially British English) (usually used in negative sentences) to be right or good for somebody/something
- This hot weather doesn't suit me.
Word OriginMiddle 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’; senses (1) to (3) derive from an earlier meaning ‘set of things to be used together’. The verb sense ‘make appropriate’ dates from the late 16th cent.
Idioms
See suit in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee suit in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishsuit your/somebody’s book
- (British English, informal) to be convenient or useful for you/somebody
- Well, if you’re honest and hard-working, that suits our book.
suit somebody down to the ground
- (British English, informal) to be very convenient or acceptable for somebody
- This job suits me down to the ground.
- Country life suits me down to the ground!
suit yourself (informal)
- to do exactly what you would like
- I choose my assignments to suit myself.
- usually used in orders to tell somebody to do what they want, even though it annoys you
- ‘I think I'll stay in this evening.’ ‘Suit yourself!’
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