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The correct spelling is suits.
How to pronounce suits
/sjuːts/
nounIPA: /sjuːts/
Say it like: Sui-ts
The correct spelling is suits. A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman. For example: "Nick hired a navy-blue suit for the wedding."
Usage Examples
“Nick hired a navy-blue suit for the wedding.”
“Be sure to keep your nose to the grindstone today; the suits are making a "surprise" visit to this department.”
“If you take my advice, you'll file a suit against him immediately.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
- 2.(by extension) A single garment that covers the whole body: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit.
- 3.(metonym) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
- 4.A full set of armour.
- 5.The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.
verb
- 1.To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.
- 2.(said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item) To be suitable or apt for one's image.
- 3.To be appropriate or apt for.
- 4.(most commonly used in the passive form) To dress; to clothe.
- 5.To please; to make content; to fit one's taste.
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