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单词 suggests
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suggest

verb

sug·​gest səg-ˈjest How to pronounce suggest (audio)
sə-ˈjest
suggested; suggesting; suggests

transitive verb

1
a
: to mention or imply as a possibility
suggested that he might bring his family
b
: to propose as desirable or fitting
suggest a stroll
c
: to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis
suggest a solution to a problem
2
a
: to call to mind by thought or association
the explosion … suggested sabotage F. L. Paxson
b
: to serve as a motive or inspiration for
a play suggested by a historic incident
3
a
: to call forth : evoke
b
obsolete : to seek to influence : seduce
suggester noun

Synonyms

  • allude
  • hint
  • imply
  • indicate
  • infer
  • insinuate
  • intimate
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Example Sentences

We suggested to the committee that they review the case again. It was suggested that we leave early. He suggested several different ways of dealing with the problem. Who would you suggest for the job? They suggested a restaurant we might want to try. I suggest caution in a situation like this. The evidence suggests arson as the cause of the fire. There is nothing to suggest that the two events are connected. As the name suggests, a yarn winder is a device used to wind balls of yarn. See More
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Word History

Etymology

Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere to pile up, furnish, suggest, from sub- + gerere to carry

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at sense 3b

Kids Definition

suggest

verb

sug·​gest səg-ˈjest How to pronounce suggest (audio)
sə-ˈjest
suggested; suggesting
1
: to put (as a thought or desire) into a person's mind
Are you suggesting I'm wrong?
2
: to recommend as being worthy of accepting or doing
"I suggest we go," said his lawyer with a sense of urgency … Louis Sachar, Holes
3
: to call to mind through close connection or association
Smoke suggests fire.

Legal Definition

suggest

transitive verb

sug·​gest
1
: to mention or imply as a possibility
2
: to enter on the record as a suggestion

suggests

verb

present tense third-person singular of suggest
1
as in implies
to convey an idea indirectly this letter suggests that there's more going on than she's telling us

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • implies
  • indicates
  • hints
  • alludes
  • refers
  • infers
  • intimates
  • insinuates
  • mentions
  • signals
  • signalizes
  • signifies
  • points
  • adverts
  • smells (of)
  • smacks (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • proclaims
  • announces
  • explains
  • declares
  • describes
  • elucidates
  • delineates
  • spells out
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2
as in recommends
to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action I suggested that they talk to a therapist about their marital problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • recommends
  • advises
  • proposes
  • urges
  • advocates
  • counsels
  • offers
  • supports
  • favors
  • exhorts
  • espouses
  • backs
  • champions
  • submits
  • advances
3
as in proposes
to set before the mind for consideration might I suggest, for an appetizer, our jumbo shrimp cocktail?

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • proposes
  • poses
  • offers
  • recommends
  • presents
  • propounds
  • proffers
  • submits
  • votes
  • nominates
  • advances
  • puts forward
  • bounces
  • plans
  • files
  • puts forth
  • plots
  • arranges
  • maps
  • moves
  • charts
  • shapes
  • tenders
  • calculates
  • trots out
  • lays
  • contrives
  • lodges
  • frames
  • covers
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