outfit

noun

/ˈaʊtfɪt/

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[countable] a set of clothes that you wear together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose
- She was wearing an expensive new outfit.
- a wedding outfit
- a cowboy/Superman outfit (= one that you wear for fun in order to look like the type of person mentioned)
Extra Examples
- I'm looking for a necklace to complete my outfit.
- The pair arrived in matching white outfits.
Topics Clothes and Fashionb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- new
- summer
- …
verb + outfit
- wear
- choose
- pick
- …
preposition
- in a/the outfit
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[countable + singular or plural verb] (informal) a group of people working together as an organization, business, team, etc.
- a market research outfit
- This was the fourth album by the top rock outfit.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- small
- professional
- …
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[countable] a set of equipment that you need for a particular purpose
- a bicycle repair outfit

verb

/ˈaʊtfɪt/

[often passive] (especially North American English)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they outfit	/ˈaʊtfɪt/ /ˈaʊtfɪt/
he / she / it outfits	/ˈaʊtfɪts/ /ˈaʊtfɪts/
past simple outfitted	/ˈaʊtfɪtɪd/ /ˈaʊtfɪtɪd/
past participle outfitted	/ˈaʊtfɪtɪd/ /ˈaʊtfɪtɪd/
-ing form outfitting	/ˈaʊtfɪtɪŋ/ /ˈaʊtfɪtɪŋ/

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outfit something/somebody (with something) to provide somebody/something with equipment or clothes for a special purpose synonym equip
- The ship was outfitted with a 12-bed hospital.
- They had enough swords and suits of armour to outfit an army.