suit

Everyday

1. A suit is a set of clothes made of the same cloth, usually a jacket with trousers or a skirt. tree →
2. A suit is special clothing for one job: a spacesuit, a wetsuit, a swimsuit. tree →
3. In cards, a suit is one of the four sets: hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades. tree →
4. To suit means to look good on someone: blue suits you. tree →
5. To suit means to be right or convenient for someone: Monday suits me. tree →
6. A suit (in law) is a case brought to court. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday life: dads, mums and teachers may wear suits for work or weddings; children wear swimsuits and wetsuits at the beach. In maths, card suits are used in probability: a pack has 52 cards, 4 suits, 13 cards in each. In stories, «follow suit» means do the same as someone else. Phrases: a suit and tie, spacesuit, wetsuit, suit yourself, follow suit, it suits you.

Examples

• Dad wore a dark suit to the wedding. tree →
• Astronauts wear spacesuits on spacewalks. tree →
• I wear a wetsuit to surf in cold water. tree →
• That colour really suits you. tree →
• Does Saturday suit you for the party? tree →
• Hearts and diamonds are the red suits. tree →
• The probability of picking a spade from a full pack is 13 out of 52, or one quarter. tree →
• When one dog barked, the others followed suit. tree →
• That is a magnificent suit of clothes!" tree →

Note

Pronounced «soot» (rhymes with boot). Do not confuse with «sweet» or «suite» (a set of rooms or matching furniture, said «sweet»). Maths: 52 cards ÷ 4 suits = 13 cards per suit. «Suit yourself» means «do what you like» and can sound a bit cross.

In Jewish tradition

"Make suit unto" means to plead with someone or seek their favor. A "suit" can also mean a legal case or complaint brought for judgment.

Interpretation. Absalom's wish to hear every man's suit shows the judge's duty to do justice. Tradition treats judging fairly as a basic duty of a ruler.

Examples

• Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. (Writings JOB.11.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let the idols of them be multiplied that make suit unto another; their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names upon my lips. (Writings PSA.16.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Absalom said moreover: 'Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!' (Prophets 2SA.15.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Pronounced «soot» (rhymes with boot). Do not confuse with «sweet» or «suite» (a set of rooms or matching furniture, said «sweet»). Maths: 52 cards ÷ 4 suits = 13 cards per suit. «Suit yourself» means «do what you like» and can sound a bit cross.