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verb | noun | adjective suspectsuspect1 /səˈspɛkt/ ●●○ W3 verb ETYMOLOGYsuspect1Origin: 1400-1500 Latin suspectare, from the past participle of suspicere to look up at, admire, distrust VERB TABLEsuspect |
| Present | I, you, we, they | suspect | | he, she, it | suspects | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | suspected | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have suspected | | he, she, it | has suspected | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had suspected | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will suspect | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have suspected |
► suspect foul play Police say they do not suspect foul play (=think that murder was likely) in the man’s death. THESAURUSopinion/belief► think to have an opinion or belief about something: Everyone thought Marilyn was very nice. ► believe believe means the same as think but sounds more formal: We believe that the risk is small. ► be under the impression (that) (also have the impression (that)) to think something is true because of the information you have. Used especially when it later becomes clear that it was not true: I was under the impression that Robert was in charge. ► feel to have a particular opinion, especially one that is based more on your feelings than on facts: She feels that she should leave her job to be with her parents. ► figure informal to think something is probably true or likely based especially on calculations: I figure he’s at least 19. ► guess informal to think something is probably true or likely based on what you know: I guess you already know what happened. ► suppose to think that something is probably true or likely based on what you know: I suppose she sold the house because she needed the money. ► assume to think that something is true, usually something that you later find out is not true: Why did you just assume that I would be busy? ► suspect to think that something bad is probably true, based on your feelings or a little information: She suspected that he was seeing another woman. ► presume formal to be fairly sure that something is true, especially because you have a good reason to think so: “Are his parents still alive?” “I presume so.” 1[transitive not in progressive] to think that something bad or secret is probably happening, true, or likely: Through it all, he never suspected anything.suspect (that) I suspected that she was not telling the truth. Police say they do not suspect foul play (=think that murder was likely) in the man’s death.► see thesaurus at think2[transitive not in progressive] to think that someone is probably guilty of a crime: Despite the evidence, no one suspected them.suspect somebody of (doing) something Burton was suspected of poisoning her husband.3[transitive not in progressive] to doubt that something is true: We eventually began to suspect his loyalty. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin suspectare, from the past participle of suspicere to look up at, admire, distrust] verb | noun | adjective suspectsuspect2 /ˈsʌspɛkt/ ●○○ noun [countable] ► the prime/chief suspect He is the police’s prime suspect in the case. 1someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime: a murder suspectthe prime/chief suspect He is the police’s prime suspect in the case.2something that is thought to be the cause of a problem, illness, etc. verb | noun | adjective suspectsuspect3 adjective ETYMOLOGYsuspect3Origin: 1300-1400 Old French Latin, past participle of suspicere; ➔ SUSPECT1 ► highly suspect Some of the data they used was highly suspect. 1likely not to be good, believable, honest, dependable, etc.: The food looked a little suspect to me. a suspect business deal Some of the data they used was highly suspect.2[only before noun] suspect packages, goods, etc. look as if they contain something illegal or dangerous |