[ noun ]
■ a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
e.g.)
・the family brought suit against the landlord
→
case
,
causa
,
cause
,
lawsuit
[ noun ]
■ a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
e.g.)
・they buried him in his best suit
→
suit of clothes
[ noun ]
■ playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack
■ each set has its own symbol and color
e.g.)
・a flush is five cards in the same suit
・in bridge you must follow suit
・what suit is trumps?
[ noun ]
■ a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
[ noun ]
■ a man's courting of a woman
■ seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
→
courting
,
courtship
,
wooing
[ noun ]
■ (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
e.g.)
・all the suits care about is the bottom line
[ verb ]
■ accord or comport with
e.g.)
・This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!
→
befit
,
beseem
[ verb ]
■ be agreeable or acceptable to
e.g.)
・This suits my needs
→
accommodate
,
fit
[ verb ]
■ enhance the appearance of
e.g.)
・This behavior doesn't suit you!
→
become
[ verb ]
■ be agreeable or acceptable
e.g.)
・This time suits me
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