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{
"term": "suit",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"image": "data/images/cl/clothes.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a set of clothes made of the same cloth, including a jacket and trousers or a skirt",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was **wearing a** grey business **suit**."
},
{
"text": "He is **dressed in a** formal black **suit**."
},
{
"text": "They won't let men into the restaurant without a **suit and tie**."
},
{
"text": "a two-/three-piece suit *(= of two/three pieces of clothing)*"
},
{
"text": "a pinstripe suit"
},
{
"text": "He wore his one good suit to the interview."
},
{
"text": "Two men in suits came out of the hotel."
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["designer", "elegant", "immaculate"],
"suit + noun": ["coat", "jacket", "pants"],
"preposition": ["in a suit"],
"phrases": [
"a suit and tie",
"a suit of armour/armor",
"a suit of clothes"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a set of clothing worn for a particular activity",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a diving suit"
},
{
"text": "a suit of armour"
},
{
"text": "His parents had bought him a new suit of clothes for the occasion."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["designer", "elegant", "immaculate"],
"suit + noun": ["coat", "jacket", "pants"],
"preposition": ["in a suit"],
"phrases": [
"a suit and tie",
"a suit of armour/armor",
"a suit of clothes"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "any of the four sets that form a pack of cards",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The suits are called hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades."
},
{
"text": "All the cards have to be from the same suit."
},
{
"text": "The suit changed to diamonds."
},
{
"text": "Which suit is trumps?"
}
],
"topics": ["Games and toys"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a claim or complaint against somebody that a person or an organization can make in court",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **file/bring a suit** against somebody"
},
{
"text": "a divorce suit"
},
{
"text": "His former business associate filed a suit against him claiming £5 million damages."
},
{
"text": "She plans to defend the suit vigorously."
},
{
"text": "The company now faces several suits over its failure to protect its employees."
},
{
"text": "The two companies have settled the suit."
},
{
"text": "They have agreed to drop their suit against the Dutch company."
},
{
"text": "a suit against her former husband"
},
{
"text": "a suit over a disputed estate"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["civil", "class-action", "paternity"],
"verb + suit": ["bring", "file", "be involved in"],
"preposition": ["in a/the suit", "suit against", "suit over"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a person with an important job as a manager in a company or organization, especially one who is thought to work mainly with financial matters or to have a lot of influence",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We can leave the detailed negotiations to the suits."
},
{
"text": "He’s a ‘suit’, not a ‘creative’."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be a subject that somebody knows a lot about",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm afraid geography is not my strong suit."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to play a card of the same suit that has just been played",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to act or behave in the way that somebody else has just done",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "not wearing any clothes",
"labels": "(humorous)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/suːt/",
"audio": "su/suit/suit__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/suːt/",
"audio": "su/suit/suit__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French siwte, from a feminine past participle of a Romance verb based on Latin sequi ‘follow’. Early senses included ‘attendance at a court’ and ‘legal process’; senses (1) to (3) derive from an earlier meaning ‘set of things to be used together’. The verb sense ‘make appropriate’ dates from the late 16th cent."
}