suitable

Everyday

Right or good for a person, a purpose or a situation: "suitable clothes for the rain". tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, films and games say which ages they are suitable for. In school, pupils wear suitable clothes for PE or trips. In maths, "choose a suitable unit" means pick the right unit to measure something, such as centimetres for a pencil. Phrases: suitable for, not suitable for children, suitable clothes, a suitable time.

Examples

• This film is not suitable for young children. tree →
• Wear suitable shoes for the hike. tree →
• Is this a suitable time to call? tree →
• Choose a suitable unit to measure the playground. tree →
• The toy is suitable for ages 3 and up. tree →
• Grams are a suitable unit for weighing an apple. tree →
• Let us make several rafts, and carry them to a suitable place. tree →

Note

Usually followed by "for": "suitable for children". The opposite is "unsuitable". The verb is "suit" ("Red suits you"). In maths, a suitable unit gives sensible numbers: measure a room in metres, not millimetres.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, letters and divine names are said to fit certain worlds or planes, so a "suitable" name matches its level of reality. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, films and games say which ages they are suitable for. In school, pupils wear suitable clothes for PE or trips. In maths, "choose a suitable unit" means pick the right unit to measure something, such as centimetres for a pencil. Phrases: suitable for, not suitable for children, suitable clothes, a suitable time.

Examples

• He rose up in spirit, He inflamed him in. seven suitable forms with twelve signs." Mayer gives : " Er zog sie mit Wasser, Zundet sie an mit Feuer; erregte sie mit (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Here follow the permutations of the name I H V, which is the Tetragrammaton — Jehovah, without the second or final Heh : IHV is a Tri-grammaton, and is more suitable to the third or Yetziratic plane. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Usually followed by "for": "suitable for children". The opposite is "unsuitable". The verb is "suit" ("Red suits you"). In maths, a suitable unit gives sensible numbers: measure a room in metres, not millimetres.