suite
part of speech
noun (a suite, suites)
meaning for a pupil
1) A suite is a set of rooms that go together, especially in a hotel, like a bedroom with its own sitting room. tree →
2) A suite is a set of matching furniture, such as a three-piece suite (a sofa and two armchairs) or a bathroom suite. tree →
3) (music) A suite is a piece of music made of several shorter parts played one after another. tree →
4) (computers) A suite is a set of programs that work together, like an office suite. tree →
5) A suite can also be a group of attendants who follow an important person, such as a king. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday UK life, families buy «a three-piece suite» or a «bathroom suite». In hotels, the «suite» is the big special room. In music lessons, children hear suites such as «The Nutcracker Suite» or «The Planets Suite». In school, the «ICT suite» or «computer suite» is the room with computers. Phrases: «hotel suite», «three-piece suite», «en-suite bathroom».
examples
- We stayed in a hotel suite with two bedrooms. tree →
- Mum and Dad bought a new three-piece suite. tree →
- Our class went to the ICT suite to type our stories. tree →
- We listened to «The Nutcracker Suite» in music. tree →
- The bedroom has an en-suite bathroom. tree →
- The new bathroom suite is white. tree →
- The office suite includes a word processor and spreadsheets. tree →
- "Be it so!" said the prince, and he bade all his suite obey him. tree →
note
Pronounced «sweet», like «sweet» (a homophone), but spelled «suite». Do not confuse with «suit» (clothes, pronounced «soot»). «En suite» (from French) means a bathroom joined to a bedroom.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «suite» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.