Suitable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːɾəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːtəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːtəbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈuːɾəbəl/.

Examples

a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty
not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy
the parents found the girl suitable for their son

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

suited worthy desirable

Parts of Speech

adjective	meant or adapted for an occasion or use “a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty”
adjective	worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse “the parents found the girl suitable for their son”

Word Forms

suitableness	noun	the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose
suitability	noun	the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose
desirableness	noun	attractiveness to the opposite sex
desirability	noun	attractiveness to the opposite sex

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geeignet

für einen Anlass oder Zweck gedacht oder angepasst

🇫🇷French

approprié

destiné ou adapté pour une occasion ou un usage

🇪🇸Spanish

adecuado

destinado o adaptado para una ocasión o uso

🇮🇹Italian

adatto

inteso o adattato per un'occasione o un uso

🇳🇱Dutch

geschikt

bedoeld of aangepast voor een gelegenheid of gebruik

🇵🇹Portuguese

adequado

concebido ou adaptado para uma ocasião ou uso

🇷🇺Russian

подходящий

предназначено или адаптировано для какого-либо случая или использования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपयुक्त

किसी अवसर या उपयोग के लिए अभिप्रेत या अनुकूलित

🇧🇩Bengali

উপযুক্ত

একটি অনুষ্ঠান বা ব্যবহারের জন্য বোঝানো বা অভিযোজিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருத்தமானது

ஒரு சந்தர்ப்பம் அல்லது பயன்பாட்டிற்காக பொருள் அல்லது தழுவல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తగినది

ఒక సందర్భం లేదా ఉపయోగం కోసం ఉద్దేశించబడింది లేదా స్వీకరించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

योग्य

एखाद्या प्रसंगासाठी किंवा वापरासाठी अभिप्रेत किंवा रुपांतरित

🇮🇳Gujarati

યોગ્ય

પ્રસંગ અથવા ઉપયોગ માટે અર્થ અથવા અનુકૂલિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಕ್ತ

ಒಂದು ಸಂದರ್ಭ ಅಥವಾ ಬಳಕೆಗೆ ಅರ್ಥ ಅಥವಾ ಅಳವಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുയോജ്യം

ഒരു അവസരത്തിനോ ഉപയോഗത്തിനോ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുത്തുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਕੂਲ

ਕਿਸੇ ਮੌਕੇ ਜਾਂ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਲਈ ਮਤਲਬ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਕੂਲਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

مناسب

کسی موقع یا استعمال کے لئے مراد یا موافقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

合适的

旨在或适应某种场合或用途

🇯🇵Japanese

適切な

機会や用途に合わせて意図されている、または適応されている

🇰🇷Korean

적합한

상황이나 용도에 맞게 의미되거나 적용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thích hợp

có nghĩa là hoặc được điều chỉnh cho một dịp hoặc sử dụng

🇹🇭Thai

เหมาะสม

ความหมายหรือดัดแปลงสำหรับโอกาสหรือการใช้งาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sesuai

dimaksudkan atau diadaptasi untuk suatu kesempatan atau penggunaan

🇵🇭Filipino

angkop

sinadya o inangkop para sa isang okasyon o gamit

🇲🇾Malay

sesuai

dimaksudkan atau disesuaikan untuk sesuatu majlis atau kegunaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مناسب

يعني أو تكييفها لمناسبة أو استخدام

🇮🇷Persian

مناسب

برای یک موقعیت یا استفاده به معنای یا اقتباس شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

uygun

bir durum veya kullanım için amaçlanmış veya uyarlanmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַתְאִים

מיועד או מותאם לאירוע או לשימוש

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