suit
1
Short hair suits to her.
Short hair suits her.
If something looks good on someone, it suits them (WITHOUT to) : ‘Do you think this colour suits
me?’ ‘That blouse doesn’t suit you.’
2
Red wine doesn’t suit fish.
Red wine doesn’t go with fish.
When you are talking about the effect of having two different things together, use go with (NOT
suit) : ‘I like the wallpaper, but it doesn’t go with the carpet.’ ‘This jacket will go really well with
your grey trousers.’
suitable
1
I didn’t feel suitable to a career in medicine.
I didn’t feel suited to a career in medicine.
suitable (for) = right or appropriate for a particular purpose: ‘The film isn’t really suitable for
children.’ ‘We’d like to give her the job but her qualifications aren’t suitable.’
suited to = having the qualifications, experience, personality etc that make you suitable for a
particular job or situation: ‘Her interest in poetry makes her better suited to a literature course.’
2
The food they gave us wasn’t suitable to be eaten.
The food they gave us wasn’t fit to eat.
be fit to eat/drink/live in etc = (of the condition or quality of something) good enough for the
stated purpose: ‘The house hadn’t been cleaned for months and wasn’t fit to live in.’
sunbath
In the afternoon we had a sun bath on the beach.
In the afternoon we sunbathed on the beach.
The noun sunbath does not exist. Use the verb sunbathe
/ˈsʌnbeɪð/
or do some sunbathing/go
sunbathing: ‘I found him back at the hotel, sunbathing by the pool.’ ‘The sky had clouded over so
we couldn’t do any sunbathing.’
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