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suit·ed

 (so͞o′tĭd)
adj.
1. Wearing a suit.
2. Games Being of the same suit. Used of cards: The poker player showed two suited cards, the seven and eight of diamonds.
3. Fitting or appropriate: clothing that was suited for the weather.
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suited

(ˈsuːtɪd)
adj
suitable or appropriate(of two people) a good match for each other
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.suited - meant or adapted for an occasion or usesuited - meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"
fit - meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to"
2.suited - outfitted or supplied with clothing; "recruits suited in green"
clad, clothed - wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses"
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Translations
مُلائِم، مُناسِب
vhodný
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hæfilegur, viîeigandi

suited

[ˈsuːtɪd] ADJ
1. to be suited to
1.1. [+ environment, user] [thing] → ser apropiado para
these crops are more suited to monsoon lands than to desertsestos cultivos son más apropiados para las tierras de monzón que para el desierto
goats are well suited to the terrainlas cabras están bien adaptadas al terreno
1.2. [+ task] [person, thing] → servir para, estar hecho para
many people are not suited to this workmucha gente no sirve para or no está hecha para este trabajo
some people are not suited to parenthoodalgunas personas no están hechas para ser padres
women are better suited to computing than menlas mujeres están más capacitadas para la informática que los hombres
a camera which is well suited to all types of photographyuna cámara que sirve para or que se adapta bien a todo tipo de fotografía
2. to be well suited [couple] → hacer buena pareja
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suited

[ˈsuːtɪd] adj
(= appropriate, right) to be suited to sth [tool, object, area] → se prêter à qch
[person]
I'm not suited to living in the city → Vivre en ville ne me convient pas.
to be well suited [couple] → être bien assorti(e)
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suit

(suːt) noun
1. a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.
2. a piece of clothing for a particular purpose. a bathing-suit / diving-suit.
3. a case in a law court. He won/lost his suit.
4. an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.
5. one of the four sets of playing-cards – spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.
verb
1. to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for. The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.
2. (of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for. Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.
3. to adjust or make appropriate or suitable. He suited his speech to his audience.
ˈsuited adjective
(negative unsuited) fitted, or appropriate (to or for). I don't think he's suited to/for this work.
ˈsuitor noun
an old word for a man who tries to gain the love of a woman.
ˈsuitcase noun
a case with flat sides for clothes etc, used by a person when travelling. He hastily packed his (clothes in his) suitcase.
follow suit
to do just as someone else has done. He went to bed and I followed suit.
suit down to the ground
(of eg an arrangement, fashion etc) to suit (a person) completely. The dress suits her down to the ground.
suit oneself
to do what one wants to do.
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References in classic literature ?
In a few days after this conversation it was fully settled that James should go to Clifford Hall, in a month or six weeks, as it suited his master, and in the meantime he was to get all the practice in driving that could be given to him.
The Frogs were living as happy as could be in a marshy swamp that just suited them; they went splashing about caring for nobody and nobody troubling with them.
In the hope of pleasing everyone, she took everyone's advice, and like the old man and his donkey in the fable suited nobody.