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Suited Bre Ideally Job Adjective ˈsuːtɪd ˈsjuːtɪd Part

Word suited
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsuːtɪd / BrE / ˈsjuːtɪd /
Example
  • she was ideally suited to the part of eva peron.
  • this diet is suited to anyone who wants to lose weight fast.
  • this was a job to which he seemed well suited.
  • he is not really suited for a teaching career.
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suited

(adjective)BrE / ˈsuːtɪd / BrE / ˈsjuːtɪd /
  1. right or appropriate for somebody/something
    • opposite unsuited
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unsuited
    • She was ideally suited to the part of Eva Peron.
    • This diet is suited to anyone who wants to lose weight fast.
    • This was a job to which he seemed well suited.
    • He is not really suited for a teaching career.
  2. if two people are suited or well suited, they are likely to make a good couple
    • opposite unsuited
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unsuited
    • Jo and I are very well suited.
    • They were not suited to one another.
  3. wearing a suit, or a suit of the type mentioned
    • sober-suited city businessmen
  4. dressed in very smart clothes and shoes
    • I watch a large wedding party in the hotel, the men suited and booted and the women in their best party frocks.

    Extra Examples

    • Is this a job for which you are genuinely suited?
    • She was ideally suited to the job.
    • a song ill suited to male voices
    • an approach especially suited to the adult learner
    • land that is well suited to dairy farming
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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