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Definition of suspect in English: suspectverb səˈspɛktsəˈspɛkt [with object]1Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof. if you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light with clause she suspected that he might be bluffing Example sentencesExamples - Lansky called on women to go to the hospital as soon as they suspect the symptoms of heart attack.
- The existence of such facilities has been suspected for some time.
- I knew that she liked me, but I never suspected what was about to happen.
- Given the obvious press presence in that shop, I suspect his boss will be hearing a lot more about it, and soon.
- Therefore, precautions should always be taken if the presence of asbestos is suspected.
- The police strongly suspected that he had fallen in the nearby harbor, but couldn't locate the body.
- I've no idea why, though I suspect it's got something to do with the temperature of the beverage.
- If a doctor suspects meningitis he or she will refer the person affected to hospital.
- Many suspected cases of heart failure will be seen in primary care that require the diagnosis to be excluded.
- Observers have always suspected that the government does not really take the sports portfolio very seriously.
- Police suspect there are one or more groups of robbers operating in the area.
- Many scientists even suspect that the high frequency of earthquakes in recent years might also be related to global warming.
- I suspect this snow will make the idea of watching an excellent film in a warm cinema all the more appealing.
- He was somebody you would trust implicitly and we never suspected what he was doing.
- Immunoglobulin may also be given if the bat is known or strongly suspected to be rabid.
- Cases of this type include suspected heart attacks, broken limbs and appendicitis.
- It's not a bad idea but I suspect it'll take a crisis such as a property crash to make people change their habits.
- I strongly suspect there's something wrong with it for a number of reasons.
- Your doctor might suspect heart failure based on your medical history, symptoms, and a physical exam.
- If you suspect a heart attack, even if it feels like indigestion, act immediately.
Synonyms have a suspicion, have a feeling, feel, be inclined to think, fancy, reckon, guess, surmise, conjecture, think, think it probable/likely, have a sneaking feeling, have a hunch be of the opinion, suppose, conclude, expect, presume, consider, deduce, infer, glean, sense, imagine be afraid, fear, have a foreboding formal opine - 1.1 Believe or feel that (someone) is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant act, without certain proof.
parents suspected of child abuse Example sentencesExamples - Tom is suspected of dealing in stolen goods but the police have found it difficult to get evidence against him.
- Only a handful of those held are suspected of involvement in the terror attacks.
- He was also suspected of being involved in a gang dealing heroin in the area.
- He is suspected of having reported the bugged conversations to his superiors on a regular basis.
- Even if you are not suspected of a crime, you can be imprisoned for two years if you fail to disclose a computer password or encryption key.
- He said that he did not suspect Taylor but suggested that Kelly may have been responsible for the presence of the drugs.
- How could they suspect him when they believed that he received revelations from on high?
- He is suspected to have infected a company security guard with the virus.
- I was suspected of being the leader of these people, and I needed a way to throw them off of my trail.
- It is quite right that a British citizen should not be harassed by the state if he or she is not suspected of wrongdoing.
- Cairns said the students are not suspected of any wrongdoing.
- Is he not a man against whom a certificate of risk has been issued because he is suspected of terrorist activities?
- He is suspected of being one of the largest importers of drugs into Ireland.
- He was also suspected of keeping some of the proceeds of one cigarette robbery.
- What could be more straightforward than telling a person he is suspected of a crime?
- He is suspected of breaking Japanese laws prohibiting unauthorised computer access.
- It ought to be said here that I was never suspected of anything, nor would there have been a reason to.
- Parents were wrongly suspected of abuse because of staff attitudes.
- He is suspected of avenging himself on women if they reject him.
- The court held that the person ought to be told that he or she was suspected of being over age, and be given a chance to explain his or her position.
Synonyms regard as guilty, think to be guilty, regard as a wrongdoer
2Doubt the genuineness or truth of. a broker whose honesty he had no reason to suspect Example sentencesExamples - There wasn't any particular reason to suspect anything, I thought.
Synonyms doubt, distrust, mistrust, have doubts about, harbour suspicions about, have misgivings about, be sceptical about, have qualms about, be suspicious of, be wary of, feel chary about, feel uneasy about, have/harbour reservations about, have a funny feeling about informal smell a rat about
noun ˈsʌspɛktˈsəsˌpɛkt A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offence. the police have arrested a suspect Example sentencesExamples - Four suspects have been detained and two were remanded into custody after weapons were found during a house search.
- Four Algerian terror suspects were arrested in Manchester today.
- She told police that the suspect fled on foot after making the threat.
- The Israeli government has identified 23 suspects in the killings.
- Police said they questioned three people in connection with the kidnapping so far, and had identified two key suspects.
- Why do the police want to detain terror suspects for 90 days?
- They hope the tests will help them in their arrest of the prime suspect in the murder.
- It would not be permissible for the police to take the victim of a crime to a suspect who was under arrest to see if he could identify him.
- Police have detained a number of suspects in connection with the incident.
- After the police arrested a suspect, they would have him recite the same words into a tape recorder.
- He said police knew the murder suspects but no arrest would be effected until the director of public prosecutions came to a decision.
- The other four suspects were arrested in Rotterdam at the end of July.
- Police have arrested more than 40 suspects in the two terrorist attacks.
- Police arrested two suspects in connection with the thefts.
- Fewer than 5 percent of all calls dispatched to police are made soon enough for officers to stop a crime or arrest a suspect.
- He is the prime suspect in a crime he didn't commit, though most believe he did.
- Britain has consistently refused to extradite terror suspects to any country, including America, that has the death penalty.
- The main purpose is to match a person, such as a suspect, with a crime scene.
- A wild ride in Southern California has landed three robbery suspects in custody.
- Why does it take 26 armed police units to detain one terrorist suspect?
Synonyms suspected person, accused, defendant
adjective ˈsʌspɛktˈsəsˌpɛkt Not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false. a suspect package was found on the platform Example sentencesExamples - Since the events of September 11, and with the ambiguous source of anthrax attacks, there have been concerns of suspect packages.
- Over time there have been loads of bomb scares, evacuations, removal of suspect packages and more.
- It reopened in the afternoon, after a suspect package was found.
- The timing, in any case, is deeply suspect.
- Indeed, the whole idea of an agricultural revolution is now regarded as highly suspect.
- I remember the bomb scares and the security alerts and the panic over suspect packages.
- These include keeping an eye out for suspect bags, packages or vehicles, or people acting suspiciously in airports or stations.
- The Bible, for many, is a morally suspect document.
- Some officer workers passed the time enjoying the sunshine and making bets with each other over whether the suspect package contained ham or cheese sandwiches.
- Moreover, there are plenty of private schools for low-income students whose educational rigor is deeply suspect.
- Since Friday we've had a number of people coming up to us in the street, telling us about suspect packages.
- Similar technologies can separate innocuous packages from the suspect ones that need closer inspection.
- Air France later said the suspect package was a false alarm.
- Look, I know it's an evil victory, ideologically suspect in many ways.
- Anyway, over the weekend, I began thinking about suspect packages and security alerts and bomb scares.
- Any religion that depended on a drug for its spiritual high would be highly suspect.
- Upon being searched, it was established that they were carrying a number of suspect packages.
- As a result, the ad is highly misleading, as it rests on highly suspect premises.
- You should know how to deal with suspect packages.
- On that occasion, the suspect package leaking white powder sparked a full-scale operation.
Synonyms suspicious, dubious, untrustworthy, questionable, doubtful, odd, queer, potentially dangerous, potentially false, under suspicion, not quite right informal fishy, funny, shady, not kosher British informal dodgy
Origin Middle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus 'mistrusted', past participle of suspicere, from sub- 'from below' + specere 'to look'. Rhymes affect, bisect, bull-necked, collect, confect, connect, correct, defect, deflect, deject, detect, direct, effect, eject, elect, erect, expect, infect, inflect, inject, inspect, interconnect, interject, intersect, misdirect, neglect, object, perfect, project, prospect, protect, reflect, reject, respect, resurrect, sect, select, subject, transect, unchecked, Utrecht Definition of suspect in US English: suspectverbsəˈspɛktsəˈspekt [with object]1Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof. if you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light with clause she suspected that he might be bluffing Example sentencesExamples - The police strongly suspected that he had fallen in the nearby harbor, but couldn't locate the body.
- He was somebody you would trust implicitly and we never suspected what he was doing.
- Cases of this type include suspected heart attacks, broken limbs and appendicitis.
- If a doctor suspects meningitis he or she will refer the person affected to hospital.
- Observers have always suspected that the government does not really take the sports portfolio very seriously.
- I've no idea why, though I suspect it's got something to do with the temperature of the beverage.
- I strongly suspect there's something wrong with it for a number of reasons.
- Immunoglobulin may also be given if the bat is known or strongly suspected to be rabid.
- Given the obvious press presence in that shop, I suspect his boss will be hearing a lot more about it, and soon.
- Your doctor might suspect heart failure based on your medical history, symptoms, and a physical exam.
- Police suspect there are one or more groups of robbers operating in the area.
- It's not a bad idea but I suspect it'll take a crisis such as a property crash to make people change their habits.
- Therefore, precautions should always be taken if the presence of asbestos is suspected.
- The existence of such facilities has been suspected for some time.
- I knew that she liked me, but I never suspected what was about to happen.
- I suspect this snow will make the idea of watching an excellent film in a warm cinema all the more appealing.
- If you suspect a heart attack, even if it feels like indigestion, act immediately.
- Many scientists even suspect that the high frequency of earthquakes in recent years might also be related to global warming.
- Many suspected cases of heart failure will be seen in primary care that require the diagnosis to be excluded.
- Lansky called on women to go to the hospital as soon as they suspect the symptoms of heart attack.
Synonyms have a suspicion, have a feeling, feel, be inclined to think, fancy, reckon, guess, surmise, conjecture, think, think it likely, think it probable, have a sneaking feeling, have a hunch - 1.1 Believe or feel that (someone) is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant act, without certain proof.
parents suspected of child abuse Example sentencesExamples - He was also suspected of being involved in a gang dealing heroin in the area.
- Tom is suspected of dealing in stolen goods but the police have found it difficult to get evidence against him.
- I was suspected of being the leader of these people, and I needed a way to throw them off of my trail.
- He was also suspected of keeping some of the proceeds of one cigarette robbery.
- The court held that the person ought to be told that he or she was suspected of being over age, and be given a chance to explain his or her position.
- He is suspected of breaking Japanese laws prohibiting unauthorised computer access.
- What could be more straightforward than telling a person he is suspected of a crime?
- How could they suspect him when they believed that he received revelations from on high?
- He is suspected to have infected a company security guard with the virus.
- He is suspected of being one of the largest importers of drugs into Ireland.
- It is quite right that a British citizen should not be harassed by the state if he or she is not suspected of wrongdoing.
- It ought to be said here that I was never suspected of anything, nor would there have been a reason to.
- Cairns said the students are not suspected of any wrongdoing.
- Only a handful of those held are suspected of involvement in the terror attacks.
- Even if you are not suspected of a crime, you can be imprisoned for two years if you fail to disclose a computer password or encryption key.
- Parents were wrongly suspected of abuse because of staff attitudes.
- He is suspected of having reported the bugged conversations to his superiors on a regular basis.
- Is he not a man against whom a certificate of risk has been issued because he is suspected of terrorist activities?
- He said that he did not suspect Taylor but suggested that Kelly may have been responsible for the presence of the drugs.
- He is suspected of avenging himself on women if they reject him.
Synonyms regard as guilty, think to be guilty, regard as a wrongdoer
2Doubt the genuineness or truth of. a broker whose honesty he had no reason to suspect Example sentencesExamples - There wasn't any particular reason to suspect anything, I thought.
Synonyms doubt, distrust, mistrust, have doubts about, harbour suspicions about, have misgivings about, be sceptical about, have qualms about, be suspicious of, be wary of, feel chary about, feel uneasy about, harbour reservations about, have reservations about, have a funny feeling about
nounˈsəsˌpektˈsəsˌpɛkt A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense. the police have arrested a suspect Example sentencesExamples - Four suspects have been detained and two were remanded into custody after weapons were found during a house search.
- The Israeli government has identified 23 suspects in the killings.
- Four Algerian terror suspects were arrested in Manchester today.
- He said police knew the murder suspects but no arrest would be effected until the director of public prosecutions came to a decision.
- The main purpose is to match a person, such as a suspect, with a crime scene.
- A wild ride in Southern California has landed three robbery suspects in custody.
- He is the prime suspect in a crime he didn't commit, though most believe he did.
- Fewer than 5 percent of all calls dispatched to police are made soon enough for officers to stop a crime or arrest a suspect.
- It would not be permissible for the police to take the victim of a crime to a suspect who was under arrest to see if he could identify him.
- Why does it take 26 armed police units to detain one terrorist suspect?
- Police arrested two suspects in connection with the thefts.
- They hope the tests will help them in their arrest of the prime suspect in the murder.
- Britain has consistently refused to extradite terror suspects to any country, including America, that has the death penalty.
- The other four suspects were arrested in Rotterdam at the end of July.
- Police have detained a number of suspects in connection with the incident.
- Police have arrested more than 40 suspects in the two terrorist attacks.
- Police said they questioned three people in connection with the kidnapping so far, and had identified two key suspects.
- After the police arrested a suspect, they would have him recite the same words into a tape recorder.
- She told police that the suspect fled on foot after making the threat.
- Why do the police want to detain terror suspects for 90 days?
Synonyms suspected person, accused, defendant
adjectiveˈsəsˌpektˈsəsˌpɛkt Not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false. a suspect package was found on the platform Example sentencesExamples - You should know how to deal with suspect packages.
- On that occasion, the suspect package leaking white powder sparked a full-scale operation.
- Indeed, the whole idea of an agricultural revolution is now regarded as highly suspect.
- Anyway, over the weekend, I began thinking about suspect packages and security alerts and bomb scares.
- The timing, in any case, is deeply suspect.
- Moreover, there are plenty of private schools for low-income students whose educational rigor is deeply suspect.
- Since Friday we've had a number of people coming up to us in the street, telling us about suspect packages.
- It reopened in the afternoon, after a suspect package was found.
- Some officer workers passed the time enjoying the sunshine and making bets with each other over whether the suspect package contained ham or cheese sandwiches.
- Look, I know it's an evil victory, ideologically suspect in many ways.
- I remember the bomb scares and the security alerts and the panic over suspect packages.
- These include keeping an eye out for suspect bags, packages or vehicles, or people acting suspiciously in airports or stations.
- Similar technologies can separate innocuous packages from the suspect ones that need closer inspection.
- Any religion that depended on a drug for its spiritual high would be highly suspect.
- Over time there have been loads of bomb scares, evacuations, removal of suspect packages and more.
- Upon being searched, it was established that they were carrying a number of suspect packages.
- Air France later said the suspect package was a false alarm.
- The Bible, for many, is a morally suspect document.
- As a result, the ad is highly misleading, as it rests on highly suspect premises.
- Since the events of September 11, and with the ambiguous source of anthrax attacks, there have been concerns of suspect packages.
Synonyms suspicious, dubious, untrustworthy, questionable, doubtful, odd, queer, potentially dangerous, potentially false, under suspicion, not quite right
Origin Middle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus ‘mistrusted’, past participle of suspicere, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’. |