suspect

verb

/səˈspekt/

not used in the progressive tenses

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they suspect	/səˈspekt/ /səˈspekt/
he / she / it suspects	/səˈspekts/ /səˈspekts/
past simple suspected	/səˈspektɪd/ /səˈspektɪd/
past participle suspected	/səˈspektɪd/ /səˈspektɪd/
past simple suspecting	/səˈspektɪŋ/ /səˈspektɪŋ/
past participle suspecting	/səˈspektɪŋ/ /səˈspektɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] to have an idea that something is probably true or likely to happen, especially something bad, but without having definite proof
- As I had suspected all along, he was not a real policeman.
- suspect something If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.
- Suspecting nothing, he walked right into the trap.
- I didn’t want the neighbours suspecting anything.
- suspect (that)… I began to suspect (that) they were trying to get rid of me.
- I strongly suspect (that) this whole story is fictional.
- She had no reason to suspect (that) Sylvia had not been telling the truth.
- I suspect (that) she might be lying.
- it is suspected that… It was suspected that the drugs had been brought into the country by boat.
- suspect somebody/something to be/have something She suspected him to be an impostor.
Extra Examples
- He immediately suspected the worst.
- It was widely suspected that the cadets had been acting on orders.
- I would suspect that they're running short of money by now.
- It was just as she had suspected: the letters had been stolen.
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- strongly
- rather
- rightly
- …
verb + suspect
- begin to
- have reason to
- have reasons to
- …
phrases
- be widely suspected
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[transitive] to have an idea that somebody is guilty of something, without having definite proof
- suspect somebody/something of something He resigned after being suspected of theft.
- He is not suspected of any involvement in the recent attacks.
- He was wrongly suspected of the crime.
- They arrested four men suspected of links to an extremist group.
- suspect somebody/something of doing something I suspected her of damaging the equipment.
- The drug is suspected of causing over 200 deaths.
- suspect somebody/something Whom do the police suspect?
Topics Crime and punishmentb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- rightly
- wrongly
preposition
- of
phrases
- have grounds for suspecting somebody/something
- have grounds to suspect somebody/something
- have reason to suspect somebody/something
- …
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[transitive] suspect something to feel that something is not completely right, legal or honest, without having any proof; to not trust something
- I suspected her motives in offering to help.
- He dealt through a broker whose honesty he had no reason to suspect.

Word OriginMiddle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus ‘mistrusted’, past participle of suspicere, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’.

suspect

noun

/ˈsʌspekt/

Word Family

suspect verb
suspected adjective
suspicion noun
suspicious adjective
suspiciously adverb
suspect noun adjective

Idioms

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a person who is suspected of a crime or of having done something wrong
- a murder suspect
- He is the prime suspect in the case.
- Five suspects have been detained for questioning.
- Do you have a list of likely suspects?
Extra Examples
- She has been identified as the chief suspect.
- The letter makes him a possible suspect for her murder.
- The police have several suspects.
- Two men were arrested as suspects in the bombing.
Topics Crime and punishmentb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chief
- key
- main
- …
verb + suspect
- have
- identify (somebody as)
- name (somebody as)
- …
preposition
- suspect for
- suspect in
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Word OriginMiddle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus ‘mistrusted’, past participle of suspicere, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’.

Idioms

the usual suspects

the people you would usually expect to do something or be included in something
- She thanked all the usual suspects in her acceptance speech: her family, the director, the cast and the crew.

suspect

adjective

/ˈsʌspekt/

Word Family

suspect verb
suspected adjective
suspicion noun
suspicious adjective
suspiciously adverb
suspect noun adjective

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that may be false and that cannot be relied on synonym questionable
- Some of the evidence they produced was highly suspect.
- The theory is rendered suspect by its reliance on now discredited sources.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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that you suspect to be dangerous or illegal synonym suspicious
- a suspect package (= one that may contain drugs, a bomb, etc.)
- a controlled explosion of a suspect device (= a bomb)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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More Like This Pronunciation changes by part of speech
Pronunciation changes by part of speech
- abuse
- alternate
- advocate
- approximate
- contract
- converse
- convict
- decrease
- delegate
- discount
- duplicate
- estimate
- export
- extract
- graduate
- import
- intimate
- moderate
- object
- permit
- present
- protest
- record
- refund
- refuse
- subject
- suspect
- survey
- torment
- upgrade

Word OriginMiddle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus ‘mistrusted’, past participle of suspicere, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’.

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