a suit (of clothes)
41To follow suit — Suit Suit (s[=u]t), n. [OE. suite, F. suite, OF. suite, sieute, fr. suivre to follow, OF. sivre; perhaps influenced by L. secta. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Sect}, {Suite}.] 1. The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. [Obs.] [1913… …
42suit */*/*/ — I UK [suːt] / US [sut] verb [transitive] Word forms suit : present tense I/you/we/they suit he/she/it suits present participle suiting past tense suited past participle suited 1) to be convenient or suitable for someone The after school programme …
43suit — Synonyms and related words: Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, accouter, accusal, accusation, accusing, action, adapt, adapt to, addresses, adjuration, adjust, adjust to, agree… …
44suit — 1. noun /suːt,suːt,sjuːt/ a) A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a mans matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman. Nick hired a navy blue suit for the wedding. b) A single …
45suit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sute, seute pursuit, retinue, set, legal action, from Anglo French siute, suite, from Vulgar Latin *sequita, from feminine of *sequitus, past participle of *sequere to follow more at sue Date: 14th century 1.… …
46suit*/*/*/ — [suːt] verb [T] I 1) to be convenient or suitable for someone It s important to find a form of exercise that suits your lifestyle.[/ex] I work part time, which suits me fine.[/ex] 2) if a style or something you wear suits you, it makes you look… …
47suit — 1. noun 1) a pinstriped suit Syn: outfit, set of clothes, ensemble 2) informal suits in faraway boardrooms Syn: businessman, businesswoman, executive, bureaucrat, administrator, manager 3) …
48suit up — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms suit up : present tense I/you/we/they suit up he/she/it suits up present participle suiting up past tense suited up past participle suited up American to get ready for an activity by putting on a… …
49suit up — verb a) To don a protective suit, such as a spacesuit. Each day for three weeks they suited up and went out to the module and fed it. b) To clothe, to put clothes on (someone) …
50suit — [13] As in the case of its first cousins sect and set, the etymological notion underlying suit is ‘following’. It comes via Anglo Norman siute from Vulgar Latin *sequita, a noun use of the feminine past participle of *sequere ‘follow’, which in… …
