suggest

verb

sug·gest səg-ˈjest How to pronounce suggest (audio)

sə-ˈjest

suggested; suggesting; suggests

transitive verb

: to mention or imply as a possibility

suggested that he might bring his family

: to propose as desirable or fitting

suggest a stroll

: to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis

suggest a solution to a problem

: to call to mind by thought or association

the explosion … suggested sabotage

F. L. Paxson

: to serve as a motive or inspiration for

a play suggested by a historic incident

: to call forth : evoke

obsolete : to seek to influence : seduce

suggester noun

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

Recent Examples on the Web The reaction, and Charles’ first days in his new role, suggest that the public is, at least for now, on board, former BBC royal correspondent Michael Cole said this week outside the palace.

Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022 The region’s recovery is slower than in Europe, where indicators suggest travel and spending this summer was near the prepandemic peak.

Stuart Condie, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 For each year between 2019 and 2021, more Americans received any mental health treatment, suggest new CDC findings.

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 What does available data suggest about any side effects of a bivalent booster compared to a primary COVID-19 vaccine or earlier boosters administered in 2021?

Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 17 Sep. 2022 Often planting guides suggest sowing seeds too deep and the shoots struggle to reach the surface.

Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 And questions are now swirling around the timeline laid out in a Brink’s legal filing and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department documents, which suggest an almost impossibly swift journey for the tractor-trailer.

Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Some lawmakers are skeptical the bill has the votes needed to pass, and suggest that that’s the real reason Schumer hasn’t called a vote.

Eric Cortellessa, Time, 16 Sep. 2022 The Corps found that even on sunny days, water sits in storm drains beneath the low-lying peninsula, and that models suggest the intense floods that are coming more often would become devastating without intervention.

Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 See More

单词	suggested
释义	suggest verb sug·gest səg-ˈjest 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 See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 Recent Examples on the Web The reaction, and Charles’ first days in his new role, suggest that the public is, at least for now, on board, former BBC royal correspondent Michael Cole said this week outside the palace. Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022 The region’s recovery is slower than in Europe, where indicators suggest travel and spending this summer was near the prepandemic peak. Stuart Condie, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 For each year between 2019 and 2021, more Americans received any mental health treatment, suggest new CDC findings. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 What does available data suggest about any side effects of a bivalent booster compared to a primary COVID-19 vaccine or earlier boosters administered in 2021? Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 17 Sep. 2022 Often planting guides suggest sowing seeds too deep and the shoots struggle to reach the surface. Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 And questions are now swirling around the timeline laid out in a Brink’s legal filing and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department documents, which suggest an almost impossibly swift journey for the tractor-trailer. Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Some lawmakers are skeptical the bill has the votes needed to pass, and suggest that that’s the real reason Schumer hasn’t called a vote. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 16 Sep. 2022 The Corps found that even on sunny days, water sits in storm drains beneath the low-lying peninsula, and that models suggest the intense floods that are coming more often would become devastating without intervention. Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 See More 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 Phrases Containing suggest suggest itself auto-suggest suggest itself auto-suggest Kids Definition suggest verb sug·gest səg-ˈjest 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 suggested 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in supported Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance supported encouraged promoted approved endorsed abetted indorsed certified licensed permissible authorized legitimate regulation official sanctioned lawful legit legal licit canonical ex officio authoritative semiofficial Antonyms & Near Antonyms unofficial unauthorized impermissible illegal unlawful unsanctioned illicit illegitimate wrongful nonofficial unapproved unlicensed lawless verboten See More 2 as in hinted Synonyms & Similar Words hinted intimated interpreted insinuated construed inferred presumed implied untold unsaid unannounced undeclared unspoken tacit unexpressed implicit unvoiced wordless Antonyms & Near Antonyms stated explicit obvious express evident apparent expressed manifest spoken plain voiced straightforward unmistakable unambiguous unequivocal blatant See More suggested 2 of 2 verb past tense of suggest 1 as in indicated to convey an idea indirectly this letter suggests that there's more going on than she's telling us Synonyms & Similar Words indicated implied hinted alluded referred intimated inferred mentioned insinuated pointed signaled signified adverted signalled signalized smacked (of) smelt (of) smelled (of) Antonyms & Near Antonyms announced proclaimed explained declared described elucidated delineated spelled out See More 2 as in recommended 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 recommended advised proposed urged advocated counseled counselled offered championed favored exhorted supported backed espoused submitted advanced 3 as in proposed to set before the mind for consideration might I suggest, for an appetizer, our jumbo shrimp cocktail? Synonyms & Similar Words proposed recommended posed offered voted presented proffered propounded put forward nominated submitted bounced put forth advanced planned arranged filed tendered plotted moved mapped calculated shaped contrived trotted out charted lodged laid framed covered
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