The difference between Become and Suit

When used as verbs, become means to arrive, come (to a place), whereas suit means to make proper or suitable.


Suit is also noun with the meaning: a set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.

check bellow for the other definitions of Become and Suit

  1. Become as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To arrive, come (to a place).

  2. Become as a verb (copulative):

    To come about; happen; come into being; arise.

    Examples:

    "What became of him after he was let go?"

    "It hath becomen so that many a man had to sterve."

  3. Become as a verb (copulative):

    begin to be; turn into.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: get turn go"

    "She became a doctor when she was 25."

    "The weather will become cold after the sun goes down."

  4. Become as a verb (transitive):

    To be proper for; to beseem.

  5. Become as a verb (transitive):

    Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).

    Examples:

    "That dress really becomes you."

  1. Suit as a noun:

    A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.

    Examples:

    "Nick hired a navy-blue suit for the wedding."

  2. Suit as a noun (by extension):

    A single garment that covers the whole body: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit.

  3. Suit as a noun (pejorative, slang, metonym):

    A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.

    Examples:

    "Be sure to keep your nose to the grindstone today; the suits are making a "surprise" visit to this department."

  4. Suit as a noun:

    A full set of armour.

  5. Suit as a noun (legal):

    The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.

    Examples:

    "If you take my advice, you'll file a suit against him immediately."

  6. Suit as a noun:

    The act of following or pursuing; pursuit, chase.

  7. Suit as a noun:

    Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.

  8. Suit as a noun (obsolete):

    The act of suing; the pursuit of a particular object or goal.

  9. Suit as a noun:

    The full set of sails required for a ship.

  10. Suit as a noun (card games):

    Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic and French playing cards.

  11. Suit as a noun (obsolete):

    Regular order; succession.

    Examples:

    "Every five and thirty years the same kind and suit of weather comes again."

  12. Suit as a noun (archaic):

    A company of attendants or followers; a retinue.

  13. Suit as a noun (archaic):

    A group of similar or related objects or items considered as a whole; a suite (of rooms etc.)

  1. Suit as a verb (transitive):

    To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.

  2. Suit as a verb (said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item, transitive):

    To be suitable or apt for one's image.

    Examples:

    "The ripped jeans didn't suit her elegant image."

    "That new top suits you. Where did you buy it?"

  3. Suit as a verb (transitive):

    To be appropriate or apt for.

    Examples:

    "The nickname "Bullet" suits her, since she is a fast runner."

    "Ill suits his cloth the praise of railing well."

  4. Suit as a verb (most commonly used in the passive form, intransitive):

    To dress; to clothe.

  5. Suit as a verb:

    To please; to make content; to fit one's taste.

    Examples:

    "He is well suited with his place."

    "My new job suits me, as I work fewer hours and don't have to commute so much."

  6. Suit as a verb (intransitive):

    To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with)

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