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suggest
[suhg-jest, suh-]
verb (used with object)
to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action.
The architect suggested that the building be restored.
to propose (a person or thing) as suitable or possible for some purpose.
We suggested him for president.
Synonyms: ,(of things) to prompt the consideration, making, doing, etc., of.
The glove suggests that she was at the scene of the crime.
to bring before a person's mind indirectly or without plain expression.
I didn't tell him to leave, I only suggested it.
Synonyms: ,to call (something) up in the mind through association or natural connection of ideas.
The music suggests a still night.
suggest
/ səˈdʒɛst, səɡˈdʒɛst /
verb
to put forward (a plan, idea, etc) for consideration
I suggest Smith for the post
a plan suggested itself
to evoke (a person, thing, etc) in the mind of someone by the association of ideas
that painting suggests home to me
to give an indirect or vague hint of
his face always suggests his peace of mind
Other 51Թ Forms
- suggestedness noun
- suggester noun
- suggestingly adverb
- presuggest verb (used with object)
- unsuggested adjective
- unsuggesting adjective
- ܲˈٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of suggest1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Police said the high value of livestock suggests that some of the cases will have a link to "organised crime and cross-border criminality".
He even suggested they could watch the ceremony from home on a livestream the school had arranged.
On Thursday, he suggested in his own jumbled way that perhaps deporting thousands of the state’s farm and hospitality workers might cause pain to his friends, their employers.
Then, at a congressional hearing on Thursday, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to suggest under tense questioning that the Pentagon had prepared "contingency" plans for taking Greenland by force "if necessary".
It suggested the government should consider increasing paternity pay to 90% or more and paternity leave to six weeks in a phased approach.
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