Engelsk navneord: suit | |||
| 1. | suit (om genstand) a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They buried him in his best suit. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | suit of clothes | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | garment | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | business suit, double-breasted suit, pinstripe, single-breasted suit, slack suit, zoot suit | ||
| 2. | suit (om handling) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The family brought suit against the landlord. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | case, causa, cause, lawsuit | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | bastardy proceeding, civil suit, class action, class-action suit, countersuit, criminal suit, moot, paternity suit | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 3. | suit (om person) (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | All the suits care about is the bottom line. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | businessman, man of affairs | ||
| Overordnet anvendelse | argot, cant, depreciation, derogation, disparagement, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
| 4. | suit (om kommunikation) a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Its was a brief and intense courtship. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | courting, courtship, wooing | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | appeal, entreaty, prayer | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | bundling | ||
| 5. | suit (om kommunikation) a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | appeal, entreaty, prayer | ||
| 6. | suit (om genstand) playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A flush is five cards in the same suit. In bridge you must follow suit. What suit is trumps?.  | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | playing card | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | major suit, minor suit, trump | ||
| Tilhører disse overordnede termer | deck, deck of cards, pack of cards | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: suit | |||
| 1. | suit (om tilstand) be agreeable or acceptable to | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This suits my needs. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | accommodate, fit | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | conform to, fit, meet | ||
| 2. | suit (om tilstand) be agreeable or acceptable | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This time suits me. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something  | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | be | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | agree | ||
| 3. | suit (om tilstand) accord or comport with | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | befit, beseem | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something  | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | ||
| 4. | suit (om tilstand) enhance the appearance of | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Mourning becomes Electra. This behavior doesn't suit you!.  | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | become | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify | ||