Suitable
adjective
Right or appropriate for a specific person, situation, or occasion.
He bought a new dress that was suitable for the party
Often appears as...
- suitable for
- suitable candidate
adjective
Having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions.
You are suitable for this job because you have the required skills and experience
Often appears as...
- suitable for employment
- suitable qualifications
adjective
In health terminology, suitable describes a transplant organ or blood that will not be rejected by the patient's immune system.
They found a suitable liver transplant for the patient waiting in the hospital
Often appears as...
- suitable organ
- suitable donor
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Technical
adjective
Right or appropriate for a specific person, situation, or occasion.
He bought a new dress that was suitable for the party
Often appears as...
- suitable for
- suitable candidate
adjective
Having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions.
You are suitable for this job because you have the required skills and experience
Often appears as...
- suitable for employment
- suitable qualifications
adjective
In health terminology, suitable describes a transplant organ or blood that will not be rejected by the patient's immune system.
They found a suitable liver transplant for the patient waiting in the hospital
Often appears as...
- suitable organ
- suitable donor
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'suitable' when something fits well in the context or setting, like attire or behavior.
She wore a suit, which was suitable for the business meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Person Specific
'Suitable' can mean proper for a particular person's needs or tastes.
The movie wasn't suitable for children due to its content.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Appropriateness
When an event requires it, 'suitable' shows appropriateness, such as formal or informal occasions.
That joke is not suitable for a wedding speech.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'suitable' when something fits well in the context or setting, like attire or behavior.
She wore a suit, which was suitable for the business meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Person Specific
'Suitable' can mean proper for a particular person's needs or tastes.
The movie wasn't suitable for children due to its content.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Appropriateness
When an event requires it, 'suitable' shows appropriateness, such as formal or informal occasions.
That joke is not suitable for a wedding speech.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'suitable' when something fits well in the context or setting, like attire or behavior.
She wore a suit, which was suitable for the business meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Person Specific
'Suitable' can mean proper for a particular person's needs or tastes.
The movie wasn't suitable for children due to its content.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Appropriateness
When an event requires it, 'suitable' shows appropriateness, such as formal or informal occasions.
That joke is not suitable for a wedding speech.
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
are hydrogen and oxygen atoms, and that's what water is. Of course we don't. We understand, very easily, very straightforwardly, that water is nothing more than the hydrogen and oxygen molecules suitably arranged. Everything else in the universe is the same. There's no mystery about my watch, for example.
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What happens to our...
comes with a high cost. As for the question of running out of space, the issue isn't so much about total land in the world as it is that large populations cluster together within cities. Most of the big cities in the world may run out of suitable burial grounds within a century.
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When is water safe to...
whether from a tap or otherwise, is drinkable? Firstly, too much turbidity, trace organic compounds, or high-density heavy metals like arsenic, chromium, or lead, mean that the water is unsuitable for consumption. A lot of contaminants, like lead or arsenic,
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Can wildlife adapt to...
that will help entire ecosystems adapt. Critical climate refuges are being identified and set aside, and projects are underway to help mobile species move to more suitable climates. Existing parks and protected areas are also doing climate change check-ups
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Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
is suitable and is safe from the various different threats that foxes face hand-read orphans would never have known anything different than being in a wildlife rescue center so this stage is incredibly important for them and allows them to become
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Why the insect brain is...
the brain is still crucial for its survival. An insect's brain lets it perceive the world through sight and smell. It also chooses suitable mates, remembers locations of food sources and hives, regulates communication,
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Mating frenzies, sperm...
Having secured a lifetime supply of sperm from her departed mate, our new queen must now single-handedly start an entire colony. Descending to the ground, she searches for a suitable spot to build her nest.
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Empowering the next...
because he wants to help kids and kida stirrers goes back and forth to Ethiopia and just told me she wants to go back there and to start a new form of education that will be more suitable for
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Why do women have...
a suitable environment for a fetus, creating an internal haven for a mother to nurture her growing child. In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story.
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Crashing Into Saturn:...
spacecraft is running out of fuel and so to protect moons of Saturn that could have conditions suitable for life a spectacular end has been planned for
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
are hydrogen and oxygen atoms, and that's what water is. Of course we don't. We understand, very easily, very straightforwardly, that water is nothing more than the hydrogen and oxygen molecules suitably arranged. Everything else in the universe is the same. There's no mystery about my watch, for example.
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What happens to our...
comes with a high cost. As for the question of running out of space, the issue isn't so much about total land in the world as it is that large populations cluster together within cities. Most of the big cities in the world may run out of suitable burial grounds within a century.
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When is water safe to...
whether from a tap or otherwise, is drinkable? Firstly, too much turbidity, trace organic compounds, or high-density heavy metals like arsenic, chromium, or lead, mean that the water is unsuitable for consumption. A lot of contaminants, like lead or arsenic,
Video examples
Can wildlife adapt to...
that will help entire ecosystems adapt. Critical climate refuges are being identified and set aside, and projects are underway to help mobile species move to more suitable climates. Existing parks and protected areas are also doing climate change check-ups
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Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
is suitable and is safe from the various different threats that foxes face hand-read orphans would never have known anything different than being in a wildlife rescue center so this stage is incredibly important for them and allows them to become
Video examples
Why the insect brain is...
the brain is still crucial for its survival. An insect's brain lets it perceive the world through sight and smell. It also chooses suitable mates, remembers locations of food sources and hives, regulates communication,
Video examples
Mating frenzies, sperm...
Having secured a lifetime supply of sperm from her departed mate, our new queen must now single-handedly start an entire colony. Descending to the ground, she searches for a suitable spot to build her nest.
Video examples
Empowering the next...
because he wants to help kids and kida stirrers goes back and forth to Ethiopia and just told me she wants to go back there and to start a new form of education that will be more suitable for
Video examples
Why do women have...
a suitable environment for a fetus, creating an internal haven for a mother to nurture her growing child. In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story.
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Crashing Into Saturn:...
spacecraft is running out of fuel and so to protect moons of Saturn that could have conditions suitable for life a spectacular end has been planned for
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Jon Oringer
American Businessman
While the scale of our library is certainly attractive to our users, equally important is the quality of the content we provide and our state-of-the-art processing operation that vets every single piece of content that's submitted to ensure only the most suitable content is included.
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Hina Khan
Indian Actress
If people find me suitable for a role, which equally interests me, then I will think about it. Having said that, there is a perception that TV actors can't act in movies. I would like to break this myth if and when I decide to do films.
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.
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Orhan Pamuk
Novelist
First, I would find an object which I would think is suitable for my characters and stories, then write about it, and in the end, I ended up with a house full of thousands of objects.
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Nithya Menen
Indian Actress
I don't like this concept of second role, small role. It is a story, at the end of the day. If I am suitable for a character, I am glad to reflect that through my choice of films.
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Lucian Freud
British Artist
A painter's tastes must grow out of what so obsesses him in life that he never has to ask himself what it is suitable for him to do in art.
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Mattia Binotto
I know I have the support of my managers. But I questioned myself. I reflected on whether I can be suitable for the role of team principal.
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Carl Sagan
American Scientist
No other planet in the solar system is a suitable home for human beings; it's this world or nothing. That's a very powerful perception.
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Rajinikanth
Indian Actor
If I get a good character, a suitable role, a good producer-director, only then will I do a film.
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Keith Emerson
British Musician
I love my mother dearly, but it wouldn't be suitable for me to live with her all the time.
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Jon Oringer
American Businessman
While the scale of our library is certainly attractive to our users, equally important is the quality of the content we provide and our state-of-the-art processing operation that vets every single piece of content that's submitted to ensure only the most suitable content is included.
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Hina Khan
Indian Actress
If people find me suitable for a role, which equally interests me, then I will think about it. Having said that, there is a perception that TV actors can't act in movies. I would like to break this myth if and when I decide to do films.
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.
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Orhan Pamuk
Novelist
First, I would find an object which I would think is suitable for my characters and stories, then write about it, and in the end, I ended up with a house full of thousands of objects.
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Nithya Menen
Indian Actress
I don't like this concept of second role, small role. It is a story, at the end of the day. If I am suitable for a character, I am glad to reflect that through my choice of films.
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Lucian Freud
British Artist
A painter's tastes must grow out of what so obsesses him in life that he never has to ask himself what it is suitable for him to do in art.
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Mattia Binotto
I know I have the support of my managers. But I questioned myself. I reflected on whether I can be suitable for the role of team principal.
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Carl Sagan
American Scientist
No other planet in the solar system is a suitable home for human beings; it's this world or nothing. That's a very powerful perception.
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Rajinikanth
Indian Actor
If I get a good character, a suitable role, a good producer-director, only then will I do a film.
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Keith Emerson
British Musician
I love my mother dearly, but it wouldn't be suitable for me to live with her all the time.
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