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# suitable

«suitable» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Right or good for a person, a purpose or a situation:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (suitable, more suitable, most suitable)

### meaning for a pupil

Right or good for a person, a purpose or a situation: "suitable clothes for the rain". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suitable/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, letters and divine names are said to fit certain worlds or planes, so a "suitable" name matches its level of reality. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, films and games say which ages they are suitable for. In school, pupils wear suitable clothes for PE or trips. In maths, "choose a suitable unit" means pick the right unit to measure something, such as centimetres for a pencil. Phrases: suitable for, not suitable for children, suitable clothes, a suitable time.

### examples

- He rose up in spirit, He inflamed him in. seven suitable forms with twelve signs." Mayer gives : " Er zog sie mit Wasser, Zundet sie an mit Feuer; erregte sie mit (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suitable/#x1)
- Here follow the permutations of the name I H V, which is the Tetragrammaton — Jehovah, without the second or final Heh : IHV is a Tri-grammaton, and is more suitable to the third or Yetziratic plane. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suitable/#x2)
- This film is not suitable for young children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suitable/#x3)
- Wear suitable shoes for the hike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suitable/#x4)
- Is this a suitable time to call? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suitable/#x5)
- Choose a suitable unit to measure the playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suitable/#x6)
- The toy is suitable for ages 3 and up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suitable/#x7)
- Grams are a suitable unit for weighing an apple. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suitable/#x8)
- Let us make several rafts, and carry them to a suitable place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suitable/#x9)

### note

Usually followed by "for": "suitable for children". The opposite is "unsuitable". The verb is "suit" ("Red suits you"). In maths, a suitable unit gives sensible numbers: measure a room in metres, not millimetres.

### In the corpora

- [In the UK the watershed is 9 pm: programmes not suitable for children are not shown on ordinary TV channels before then.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist/19/)
- [In the USA and Canada games are rated by the ESRB; M means Mature, suitable for about 17 and up.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean/27/)
- [A low rating means suitable for younger players; it does not mean easy, boring or babyish.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean/29/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «suitable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suitable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.