What does follow suit mean?

Definitions for follow suit
fol·low suit

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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. Ted Terry:

    Campaigns are ways we can move the needle on policies. ... And I'm going to set the marker on what being a progressive in Georgia stands for. I won't be surprised if the others follow suit.

  2. Andrea Binder:

    The cost of chicken, the cost of beef, the cost of aluminum to make a wet cat food can … a lot of those commodity prices have been rising pretty dramatically throughout 2021 and 2022, which has caused manufacturers to increase their costs, and then therefore a lot of retailers follow suit.

  3. Matt Feniger:

    It was time for us to follow suit in order to highlight the exceptional talent coming out of the U.S..

  4. Todd Crawford:

    Unless there is a significant change, the back half of winter may 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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