suit

A matching jacket and trousers or skirt, often worn for work or special occasions.

• He wore a blue suit.
• I need a new suit for work.
• Her suits always look smart.

Common phrases: business suit, wear a suit, a dark suit, a wool suit

Clothes designed for a particular activity or to protect your body.

• The astronaut put on her space suit.
• Workers wore protective suits inside the factory.
• His diving suit kept him warm.

Common phrases: protective suit, space suit, diving suit

A legal case in which someone asks a court to settle a disagreement or award money.

• She filed a suit against her employer.
• The company settled the suit last year.
• Several suits followed the accident.

How to use it: suit against someone/something (They brought a suit against the company.)

Similar words: lawsuit, legal action

Common phrases: file a suit, civil suit, suit against someone

One of the four groups of playing cards, marked with hearts, diamonds, clubs, or spades.

• Hearts are my favorite suit.
• All five cards were of the same suit.
• Which suit did you choose as trumps?

Common phrases: same suit, trump suit, follow suit

If something is right for your needs or preferences, it is a good choice for you.

• Does Friday suit you?
• This job suits my needs perfectly.
• The earlier train suited us better.

Similar words: be suitable for, work for

Common phrases: suit someone well, suit your needs, suit everyone, suit the occasion

To look right with a person’s appearance or usual style.

• That colour suits you.
• Her short haircut suited her face.
• Do these glasses suit me?

Similar words: look good on, become

Common phrases: suit your style, suit someone perfectly, suit your face