Meaning & Definition of Suit in English

1. A set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color

• "They buried him in his best suit"

2. A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

• "The family brought suit against the landlord"

3. (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit

• "All the suits care about is the bottom line"

4. A man's courting of a woman

• Seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

• "Its was a brief and intense courtship"

5. A petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank

6. Playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack

• Each set has its own symbol and color

• "A flush is five cards in the same suit"

• "In bridge you must follow suit"

• "What suit is trumps?"

1. Be agreeable or acceptable to

• "This suits my needs"

2. Be agreeable or acceptable

• "This time suits me"

3. Accord or comport with

• "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"

4. Enhance the appearance of

• "Mourning becomes electra"

• "This behavior doesn't suit you!"