"suit" meaning in English

See suit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /s(j)uːt/ [UK], /s(j)ut/ [US] Audio: en-uk-suit.ogg [UK], en-us-suit.ogg [US] Forms: suit [singular], suits [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A suit is a set of clothes that includes a coat or and pants or dress.
    Sense id: simple-suit-en-noun-4ffD5VCG
  2. A suit is a case in a court of law which concerns a dispute between two people or organizations.
    Sense id: simple-suit-en-noun-O6ei73io
  3. A suit is a set in a pack of cards, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds or clubs.
    Sense id: simple-suit-en-noun-kFLycP~l

Verb

IPA: /s(j)uːt/ [UK], /s(j)ut/ [US] Audio: en-uk-suit.ogg [UK], en-us-suit.ogg [US] Forms: suit [canonical], suits [third-person, singular], suited [past], suited [past, participle], suiting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something suits you it fits you; that is, it is right for you or good for you.
    Sense id: simple-suit-en-verb-Fj4voqAy
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