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suit

 
/sut/ v [T] (WORK WELL)

Definition

to be convenient or work well for someone or something: What time suits you best? The job of a salesman seems to suit him. To suit also means to make someone look more attractive: That new hairstyle really suits you – you look terrific.
(Definition of suit v (WORK WELL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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