outfit

Everyday

1. An outfit is a set of clothes worn together. tree →
2. An outfit is a costume for a special event. tree →
3. Informally, an outfit is a group, team, band or company. tree →
4. To outfit someone is to give them the clothes or equipment they need. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, people choose an outfit for school, parties or the weather; schools have non-uniform days and dress-up days. Phrases: "a party outfit", "a cowboy outfit", "matching outfits".

Examples

• I wore my new outfit to the party. tree →
• She dressed up in a pirate outfit. tree →
• Choose an outfit that suits the weather. tree →
• The twins wore matching outfits. tree →
• The band is a small outfit from Dublin. tree →
• The shop outfitted us with boots and tents. tree →
• When autumn arrived, Tiny had her outfit quite ready; and the field-mouse said to her, "In four weeks the wedding must take place." tree →

Note

Countable: outfits. Verb: double t: outfitted, outfitting. One word.