Fit means the right size, suit means it looks good on you or is convenient, match means it goes well with something else. The jacket fits: it's your size; The jacket suits you: it looks good on you; The jacket matches your trousers: they go together. Suit is also used about plans: Does Monday suit you?
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sth fits (you) = right size; sth suits you = looks good on you; sth matches sth = goes well with it; Does + day/time + suit you?
- These boots fit perfectly, but they're too heavy for long walks.
- Short hair really suits you, you should keep it.
- I need a tie that matches this blue shirt.
What changed
First versionThis shirt doesn't suit me, I need a bigger size.
RevisionThis shirt doesn't fit me, I need a bigger size.
Doesn't suit me can feel like a general way of saying something isn't right, covering size and style alike. But needing a bigger size shows the problem is the size, and that's fit. Suit would say the shirt doesn't look good on you: the colour or cut isn't yours.
In conversation people often say go with instead of match: Those shoes go really well with your dress. And fit isn't only about clothes: it also means to have enough space for something. Will all our bags fit in the boot?
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I love the colour, but the sleeves are too short: the jacket doesn't ___ me.
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fit — Short sleeves are a size problem, so fit. Suit would be about whether the colour or style looks good on you, but the only complaint here is the length of the sleeves.
Describe a disappointing clothes purchase. Say whether it was the right size and whether it looked good on you.
The coat I bought online fitted me perfectly, but the bright orange colour didn't suit me at all.
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