suit
gb/sˈut/ us/sˈut/
A2
İngilizce
~ 2300
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim
A2
entity
1
A matching set of clothes
Clothes that match, usually a jacket with pants or a skirt, worn for work or special events.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to wear [a/an] suit
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'suit' with 'suite', which means a set of rooms.
Eş anlamlılar
outfit (A general term for a set of clothes, not necessarily matching or formal like a suit.)
Zıt anlamlılar
casual wear (Clothing meant for informal occasions, the opposite of formal suits.)
Eşdizimler
business suit
|three-piece suit
|tailored suit
|pinstripe suit
Konular
fashion
|daily life
|work
|clothing
|business
|daily_life
Örnekler
- He wore a dark blue suit to the interview.
- She bought a new suit for the wedding.
- The lawyer always appears in a perfectly tailored suit.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- He is wearing a black suit.
- She has a new suit for work.
- My father wears a suit every day.
Fiil
A2
state
2
To be appropriate or match well
To be good for someone or something; to match well.
Kullanım kalıbı:
[something] suits [someone/something]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse 'suit' with 'fit'; 'fit' is about size, while 'suit' is about style or appropriateness.
Eş anlamlılar
fit (Often used about size or shape, while 'suit' can refer to style, personality, or appropriateness.)
Zıt anlamlılar
clash (To not go well together in style, color, or suitability.)
Eşdizimler
suit someone’s needs
|suit the occasion
|suit your taste
Konular
daily life
|preferences
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- That hairstyle really suits you.
- This job suits my skills perfectly.
- The color red doesn’t suit him.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- That dress suits you.
- This time suits me.
- The job suits her skills.
İsim
B1
entity
3
A legal case in court
A legal case where one person or group makes a complaint against another in court.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse 'suit' (legal case) with 'suite' (set of rooms) or clothing 'suit'. Context is important.
Eş anlamlılar
lawsuit (A direct synonym; 'lawsuit' is more common in everyday speech for legal cases.)
Zıt anlamlılar
settlement (An agreement reached without continuing the legal process.)
Eşdizimler
file a suit
|bring a suit
|settle a suit
Konular
law
Örnekler
- The company filed a suit against its competitor for copyright infringement.
- She won the suit and received compensation.
- They decided to drop the suit after negotiations.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- He filed a suit against the company.
- They settled the suit out of court.
- The judge dismissed the suit.
İsim
B1
entity
4
Category of playing cards
One of four groups in playing cards: hearts, clubs, spades, or diamonds.
Eş anlamlılar
category (A general term for grouping; not specific to cards.)
Zıt anlamlılar
different suit (Refers to cards from another category in the deck.)
Eşdizimler
same suit
|trump suit
Konular
games
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- He played a card from the same suit.
- Spades is my favorite suit.
- You must follow the suit that was led.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- He played a heart suit.
- Spades is my favorite suit.
- You should follow the same suit.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
suit
IPA
GB/sˈut/
US/sˈut/
Heceler ve vurgu
suit (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (suit)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: suit
- Plural: suits
Verb
- Base: suit
- 3rd Person Singular: suits
- Present Participle: suiting
- Past: suited
Kelime ailesi
Forms
suits
noun
suiting
verb
suited
verb
Core family
suitable
adjective A2
Related words
suitably
adverb B2
suitability
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unsuitable
adjective B2
İfadeler
dress to the nines in a suit
1/dɹˈɛs tə ðə nˈaɪnz ˈɪn ə sˈut/
fixed phrase
Dress elegantly in a suit
To wear a very stylish and smart-looking suit.
Örnekler
- He dressed to the nines in a black silk suit for the gala.
- They were all dressed to the nines in suits at the award ceremony.
suit yourself
1/sˈut jʊɹsˈɛlf/
idiom
informal
Do as you wish
Used to tell someone they can do what they want, often because you don't care about their choice.
Örnekler
- If you don’t want to come, suit yourself.
- Suit yourself — I’m going without you.
follow suit
1/fˈɑloʊ sˈut/
idiom
Do as someone else did
To do the same thing that another person has just done.
Örnekler
- When one store lowered prices, others quickly followed suit.
- When she left early, the rest of the staff followed suit.
- When one shop lowered its prices, the others soon followed suit.
- She started jogging, and her friends followed suit.
- Other companies followed suit and raised their prices.
- After she dyed her hair, her friends followed suit.