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sug·gest (səg jest′; also, & Brit usually, sə jest′)

transitive verb

  1. to mention as something to think over, act on, etc.; bring to the mind for consideration
  2. to bring or call to mind through association of ideas objects suggested by the shapes of clouds
  3. to propose as a possibility to suggest a course of study
  4. to show indirectly; imply; intimate a silence that suggested agreement
  5. to serve as a motive for; prompt a success that suggested further attempts

Etymology: < L suggestus, pp. of suggerere, to carry or lay under, furnish < sub-, sub- + gerere, to carry

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suggest Synonyms

suggest

v.

  1. To make a suggestion

    submit, advise, recommend; see propose 1.

  2. To bring to mind

    hint, imply, infer, intimate, insinuate; see also hint.

suggest implies a putting of something into the mind either intentionally, as by way of a proposal I suggest you leave now, or unintentionally, as through association of ideas the smell of ether suggests a hospital; imply stresses a putting into the mind of something inherent in a word, remark, action, or situation, but not openly expressed, and suggests the need for inference the answer implied a refusal, her novels imply a belief that good triumphs over evil; hint connotes faint or indirect suggestion that is, however, intended to be understood he hinted that he would come; intimate suggests a making known obliquely by a very slight hint she only dared to intimate her feelings; insinuate implies the subtle hinting of something disagreeable or of that which one lacks the courage to say outright are you insinuating that I am dishonest?


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suggest Usage Examples

Object

  • amendment: The Chairman said that draft B also contained amendments suggested by the Home Office's Freedom of Information Unit.

Used with why or when

  • that: Chancellor Gordon Brown's April 2000 budget suggests that may be changing.

Present participle complement

  • try: He suggested trying some injector cleaner which I did to no improvement, and was able to offer no further advice.

Modifying Another Word

  • strongly: Whilst each course is free-standing we strongly suggest you attend the IT Service Support course first.

Preposition: that

  • majority: Reports suggest that the majority of new Dubai properties are being acquired for speculative purposes, with only small deposits put down.
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