suggestverb [ T ]
uk/səˈdʒest/us/səˈdʒest/suggest verb [ T ] (MENTION)
B1 to mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to consider:
I suggested an Italian restaurant near the station for the party.
formal Might I suggest a white wine with your salmon, sir?
[ + (that) ] I suggest (that) we wait a while before we make any firm decisions.
Liz suggested (that) I try the shop on Mill Road.
[ + -ing verb ] I suggested putting the matter to the committee.
[ + question word ] Can you suggest where I could buy a dozen roses?
More examples
- I suggest we use Barkers as our main suppliers - they're good and furthermore they're cheap.
- I suggested that we should meet, and they agreed .
- She suggested half-jokingly that they should sell the family car and all buy bikes instead.
- They'd laugh in your face if you suggested me for the post.
- They suggested we meet up at Mustafa's.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- indication
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- might
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- posit
- postulate
- proposal
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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suggest verb [ T ] (SHOW/EXPRESS)
B2 to communicate or show an idea or feeling without stating it directly or giving proof:
[ + (that) ] There's no absolute proof, but all the evidence suggests (that) he's guilty.
Are you suggesting (that) I look fat in these trousers?
Something about his manner suggested a lack of interest in what we were doing.
More examples
- The latest opinion polls suggest that his days as leader are numbered.
- Current demographic trends suggest that there will be fewer school leavers coming into the workforce in ten years' time.
- There is no scientific evidence to suggest that underwater births are dangerous.
- Studies suggest that regular intake of the vitamin significantly improves brain function.
- Laboratory tests suggest that the new drug may be used to treat cancer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing and demonstrating
- act
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- prove
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- signify
- speak
- strike
- token
- wear
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suggest verb [ T ] (PRODUCE AN IDEA)
formal to produce an idea in the mind:
Does anything suggest itself? (= Do you have any ideas about what we should do?)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- indication
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- might
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- posit
- postulate
- proposal
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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