- right or appropriate for somebody/something
- suited (to somebody/something) She was ideally suited to the part of Eva Perón.
- This diet is suited to anyone who wants to lose weight fast.
- This was a job to which he seemed well suited.
- suited (for somebody/something) He is not really suited for a teaching career.
Extra Examples- Is this a job for which you are genuinely suited?
- She was ideally suited to the job.
- a song ill suited to male voices
- an approach especially suited to the adult learner
- land that is well suited to dairy farming
- a car that's ideally suited for urban living
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- admirably
- eminently
- especially
- …
- for
- to
- if two people are suited or well suited, they are likely to make a good couple
- Jo and I are very well suited.
- suited to somebody They were not suited to one another.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- admirably
- eminently
- especially
- …
- for
- to
- wearing a suit, or a suit of the type mentioned
- sober-suited city businessmen
Idioms
See suited in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee suited in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishsuited and booted (British English, informal)
- dressed in very smart clothes and shoes
- I watch a large wedding party in the hotel, the men suited and booted and the women in their best party frocks.
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