What does follow suit mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. follow suitverb

    do what someone else is doing

Wiktionary

  1. follow suitverb

    To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card

  2. follow suitverb

    To follow an example; to imitate

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  1. follow suit

    Follow Suit generally refers to the act of following, imitating, or conforming to an example or procedure that has been set by someone else. It originates from card games where players are required to follow the suit (category) of the first card played in each round.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of follow suit in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of follow suit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of follow suit in a Sentence

  1. Bill Scher:

    With more proof that gradual wage increases won’t shock the economy, more states are going to follow suit.

  2. Collins Edema:

    Our protest will continue until Chevron listens to our demands. We at Ugborodo are urging other Itsekiri communities to follow suit and shut down Chevron activities in our communities.

  3. Brian Fitzpatrick:

    The free world needs America to lead, we can't be in a situation where Canada is the first to block Russian oil imports, and then we follow suit. We can't have a situation where the UK and the EU are the first ones to Vladimir Putin personally, and then we follow suit.

  4. Leana Wenissued:

    We hope that Baltimore will follow suit.

  5. Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab:

    Salah defected from the parliament in 2010, joined us and repented and he became a martyr today, the current so-called Somali government lawmakers should follow suit. We are telling them to take part in the jihad via the same procedures.


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