suggestion
noun /səˈdʒestʃən/
/səˈdʒestʃən/, /səɡˈdʒestʃən/
Idioms - [countable] an idea or a plan that you mention for somebody else to think about
- Can I make a suggestion?
- Do you have any suggestions?
- I would like to offer a suggestion.
- He rejected my suggestion as impractical.
- suggestion for something The report offers suggestions for improvement to policy.
- I'd like to hear your suggestions for ways of raising money.
- suggestion on something We welcome any comments and suggestions on these proposals.
- suggestion about something Are there any suggestions about how best to tackle the problem?
- suggestion that… He agreed with my suggestion that we should change the date.
- We are open to suggestions (= willing to listen to ideas from other people).
- We need to get it there by four. Any suggestions?
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta2- Can you give us any suggestions for a slogan?
- They made three specific suggestions.
- Please send your suggestions via email to…
- Employee suggestion boxes invite raw ideas.
- I've had several helpful suggestions from colleagues.
- Management welcomes practical suggestions on how to improve the facilities.
- I think we might take up the suggestion of printing the books in Hong Kong.
- I'd appreciate any suggestions you may have.
- We have noted your suggestion and will give it due consideration.
- suggestions for further reading
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- constructive
- excellent
- good
- …
- have
- come up with
- give somebody
- …
- box
- at the suggestion of
- suggestion about
- suggestion as to
- …
- amid suggestions that…
- be open to suggestion
- be open to suggestions
- …
- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a reason to think that something, especially something bad, is true synonym hint
- suggestion of something A spokesman dismissed any suggestion of a boardroom rift.
- There is no suggestion of any impropriety.
- suggestion that… There was no suggestion that he was doing anything illegal.
Extra Examples- She left the country amid suggestions that she had stolen from the company.
- They dismissed the suggestion that they hadn't worked hard.
- This is a book full of provocative suggestions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- constructive
- excellent
- good
- …
- have
- come up with
- give somebody
- …
- box
- at the suggestion of
- suggestion about
- suggestion as to
- …
- amid suggestions that…
- be open to suggestion
- be open to suggestions
- …
- [uncountable] putting an idea into people’s minds by connecting it with other ideas
- Most advertisements work through suggestion.
- the power of suggestion
Extra Examples- There's no scientific basis to the method—it works by suggestion.
- These healers claim to remove the pain by the power of suggestion.
- analgesia through hypnotic suggestion
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- implicit
- hypnotic
- by suggestion
- through suggestion
- the power of suggestion
- [countable, usually singular] (formal or literary) a slight amount or sign of something synonym trace
- She looked at me with just a suggestion of a smile.
- He spoke English with a suggestion of a French accent.
- Her eyes contained a strong suggestion of mischief.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- faint
- mere
- slightest
- …
- carry
- have
- at the suggestion of
- suggestion of
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘an incitement to evil’): via Old French from Latin suggestio(n-), from the verb suggerere, from sub- ‘from below’ + gerere ‘bring’.
Idioms
at/on somebody’s suggestion
- because somebody suggested it
- At his suggestion, I bought the more expensive printer.
- At the suggestion of his boss, he resigned.