suggest (verb)
1suggest — ► VERB 1) put forward for consideration. 2) cause one to think that (something) exists or is the case. 3) state or express indirectly. 4) (suggest itself) (of an idea) come into one s mind. ORIGIN Latin suggerere suggest, prompt …
2suggest — verb 1 propose sth/state sth indirectly ADVERB ▪ highly (esp. AmE), strongly ▪ I strongly suggest keeping personal and business accounts separate. ▪ tentatively ▪ I tentatively suggested that she might be happier working somewhe …
3suggest — 1. When followed by a that clause (or one with that omitted) and proposing a course of action rather than hinting at a fact, suggest commonly generates a subjunctive verb, and the same is true of the noun suggestion: • Uncle doesn t suggest that… …
4suggest — verb (T) 1 to tell someone your ideas about what they should do, where they should go etc: If this is not convenient, please suggest another date. | suggest doing sth: John suggested going together in one car. | suggest (that): She suggested that …
5suggest — verb 1》 put forward for consideration. ↘(suggest itself) (of an idea) come into one s mind. 2》 cause one to think that (something) exists or is the case; evoke. ↘state or express indirectly. Derivatives suggester noun Origin C16 (earlier… …
6suggest — sug·gest vt 1: to mention or imply as a possibility 2: to enter on the record as a suggestion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. suggest …
7suggest — verb 1) Ruth suggested a vacation Syn: propose, put forward, recommend, advocate; advise, urge, encourage, counsel 2) evidence suggests that teenagers are responsive to price increases Syn: indicate, lead to the belief …
8suggest — verb /səˈdʒɛst,səɡˈdʒɛst/ a) To imply but stop short of saying explicitly. Are you suggesting that I killed my wife? b) To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something). The name hamburger suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.… …
9suggest — verb 1) Ruth suggested a holiday Syn: propose, put forward, recommend, advocate, advise 2) evidence suggests that voters are unhappy Syn: indicate, lead to the belief, demonstrate, show 3) …
10suggest — [[t]səʤe̱st, AM səgʤ [/t]] ♦ suggests, suggesting, suggested 1) VERB If you suggest something, you put forward a plan or idea for someone to think about. [V n] He suggested a link between class size and test results of seven year olds... [V that] …