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suit

US /sut/

noun, verb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

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

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

He wore a dark suit to the interview at the bank.

Synonyms

  • outfita set of clothes worn together, typically for a particular occasion
  • matchlighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
  • fita display of bad temper

Collocations

  • Easy business suit
    describing business suit (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it)
  • Medium file a lawsuit against the contractor
    to officially submit or record regarding a lawsuit against the contractor
  • Hard follow suit when competitors lowered prices
    to adhere to instructions or guidelines regarding suit when competitors lowered prices
  • Very Hard suit one's own convenience at others' expense
    to suit one's own convenience at others' expense, meaning to be agreeable or acceptable to

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