suit

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A set of matching clothes, usually a jacket with trousers or a skirt.

   He wore a dark suit to the interview.

2. 2
   verb

   To be convenient or acceptable to someone.

   This time suits me well.

3. 3
   verb

   To look good on someone or be right for them.

   That colour really suits you.

4. 4
   noun

   A legal case brought to a court of law.

   The family brought a suit against the landlord.

From Middle English sute, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suite and Old French sieute, siute (modern suite), originally a participle adjective from Vulgar Latin *sequita (for secūta), from Latin sequi (“to follow”), because the component garments "follow each other", i.e. are worn together. See also the doublet suite. Cognate with Italian seguire and Spanish seguir. Related to sue and segue.

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