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suit

 
 
/suːt/ verb [T]

Definition

ATTRACTIVE to make someone look more attractive: Green really suits you.
ACCEPTABLE to be acceptable or right for someone: It would suit me better if we left a bit earlier.
be suited to/for sth to be right for someone or something: These plants are better suited to a warm climate. → See also suit sb down to the ground
(Definition of suit verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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