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suitable

US /ˈsutəbəl/

adjective Core · B1 Nhân sự

Definition

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

We are still looking for a suitable candidate for the position.

Word Family

NounNoun
suitability suitableness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
suitable gốc
AdverbAdv
suitably

Synonyms

  • appropriategive or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
  • fittingmaking or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
  • propermarked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

Collocations

  • Easy suitable clothes
    describing suitable clothes (meant or adapted for an occasion or use)
  • Medium find a suitable candidate for the managerial role
    to find a suitable candidate for the managerial role, meaning to come upon, as if by accident; meet with
  • Hard identify a site suitable for industrial effluent disposal
    to identify a site suitable for industrial effluent disposal, meaning to recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
  • Very Hard eminently suitable for high-stakes diplomatic arbitration
    describing eminently suitable for high-stakes diplomatic arbitration (in an eminent manner)

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