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suits the action to the word

suits the action to the word is the third-person singular simple present indicative of suit the action to the word.

Meaning of suit the action to the word

Verb

suit the action to the word (third-person singular simple present suits the action to the word, present participle suiting the action to the word, simple past and past participle suited the action to the word)

  1. (idiomatic) To do what one has just proposed or spoken of.
    • “Hide!” cried Ebony, with a roll of his huge eyes, as he suited the action to the word, […]1887, R. M. Ballantyne, The Fugitives

Questions about suits the action to the word

What is suits the action to the word the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Suits the action to the word is the third-person singular simple present indicative of suit the action to the word.

Words near suits the action to the word in the dictionary

  1. suits of armor
  2. suits of armour
  3. suits of dittoes
  4. suits one's book
  5. suits oneself
  6. suits the action to the word
  7. suits up
  8. Suitt
  9. Suitts
  10. suivante
  11. suivantes

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