suitable

«suitable» in Mova's school dictionary: Right or good for a person, a purpose or a situation:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (suitable, more suitable, most suitable)

meaning for a pupil

Right or good for a person, a purpose or a situation: "suitable clothes for the rain". tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, films and games say which ages they are suitable for. In school, pupils wear suitable clothes for PE or trips. In maths, "choose a suitable unit" means pick the right unit to measure something, such as centimetres for a pencil. Phrases: suitable for, not suitable for children, suitable clothes, a suitable time.

examples

• This film is not suitable for young children. tree →
• Wear suitable shoes for the hike. tree →
• Is this a suitable time to call? tree →
• Choose a suitable unit to measure the playground. tree →
• The toy is suitable for ages 3 and up. tree →
• Grams are a suitable unit for weighing an apple. tree →
• Let us make several rafts, and carry them to a suitable place. tree →

note

Usually followed by "for": "suitable for children". The opposite is "unsuitable". The verb is "suit" ("Red suits you"). In maths, a suitable unit gives sensible numbers: measure a room in metres, not millimetres.

In the corpora

• In the UK the watershed is 9 pm: programmes not suitable for children are not shown on ordinary TV channels before then.
• In the USA and Canada games are rated by the ESRB; M means Mature, suitable for about 17 and up.
• A low rating means suitable for younger players; it does not mean easy, boring or babyish.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «suitable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.