outfit
//ˈaʊtfɪt//
Forms
- Plural
- outfits
- present (v1)
- outfit
- past (v2)
- outfitted
- past participle (v3)
- outfitted
- present participle
- outfitting
- 3rd person singular
- outfits
Definitions
1.A set of clothing (with accessories).
- Don't call what you're wearing an outfit.
- She wore a fashionable outfit with matching purse and shoes.
2.Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose.
3.Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
- But I won't have it any longer with George and his shirty bit, there's no room for a, madonna in the outfit.
4.A business or firm.(informal)
- Should we buy it here, or do you think the outfit across town will have a better deal?
1.To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.
- The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4295
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Variant of earlier out-fit, from fit out.
Equivalent to out- + fit.