outfit

outfit
I UK [ˈaʊtfɪt] / US [ˈaʊtˌfɪt] noun [countable]
Word forms "outfit":
singular outfit plural outfits
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1) a set of clothes that are worn together

I need a new outfit for the wedding.

2) informal an organization, especially a small firm

Is this a nationwide company, or a local outfit?


II UK / US [ˈaʊtˌfɪt] verb [transitive]
Word forms "outfit":
present tense I/you/we/they outfit he/she/it outfits present participle outfitting past tense outfitted past participle outfitted mainly American
to provide someone or something with the clothes or equipment that they need for a particular purpose

a van that is outfitted with modems and laptop computers


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  • Outfit — bezeichnet: einen Anglizismus für Kleidung amerikanischer Slang für Truppe als Kurzform „(The) Outfit“ für das Chicago Outfit, den US amerikanischen „La Cosa Nostra“ Clan in Chicago eine Studie des Spiegel Verlags als Film: The Outfit (1973); mit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • outfit — [out′fit΄] n. 1. a) a set of articles for fitting out, or equipping b) the equipment used in any craft or activity; paraphernalia [a mason s outfit, camping outfit ] ☆ 2. articles of clothing worn together; ensemble [a fall outfit ] ☆ 3. a group… …   English World dictionary

  • Outfit — Out fit, n. 1. A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • outfit — [n1] set of clothes or equipment accoutrements, apparatus, appliances, clothing, costume, ensemble, garb, gear, get up*, guise, kit, machinery, materiel, outlay, paraphernalia, provisions, rig, rigging, suit, supplies, tackle, togs, trappings*,… …   New thesaurus

  • outfit# — outfit n *equipment, apparatus, paraphernalia, tackle, machinery, gear, matériel outfit vb *furnish, equip, appoint, accouter, arm …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Outfit — Outfit: Das im Sinne von »Kleidung, Ausrüstung« verwendete Fremdwort ist seit der 2. Hälfte des 20. Jh.s im Deutschen belegt. Das gleichbed. engl. Substantiv outfit, von dem es übernommen wurde, ist eine Ableitung des engl. Verbs to fit out… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • outfit — ► NOUN 1) a set of clothes worn together. 2) informal a group of people undertaking a particular activity together. ► VERB (outfitted, outfitting) (usu. be outfitted) ▪ provide with an outfit of clothes …   English terms dictionary

  • outfit — index assemblage, band, clothe, furnish, supply Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • outfit — (n.) 1769, act of fitting out (a ship, etc.) for an expedition, from OUT (Cf. out) + FIT (Cf. fit) (v.). Sense of articles and equipment required for an expedition first attested 1787, Amer.Eng.; meaning a person s clothes is first recorded 1852; …   Etymology dictionary

  • outfit — (izg. àutfīt) m DEFINICIJA odjeća koja se nosi u nekoj određenoj prilici ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • outfit — The verb has inflected forms outfitted, oufitting, and a derivative form outfitter, in both BrE and AmE …   Modern English usage

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