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suggest en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst/ (General-American)
• /səˈd͡ʒɛst/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Coined based on Latin suggestus, perfect passive participle of suggerō (“bring up, bring under, lay beneath, furnish, supply, excite, advise, suggest”, verb), from sub (“from below, under”) + gerō (“bear, carry”, verb).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
   • Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?
2. (transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
   • In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man. 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club:
   • The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.
   • The [British Heart Foundation's] data […] suggests there has been little improvement in eating, drinking and exercise habits in spite of the concern about obesity and the launch of the government's child measurement programme, which warns parents if their children are overweight. About a third of under-16s across the UK are either overweight or obese. 2013 August 16, Sarah Boseley, “Children shun vegetables and fruit”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 10, page 15:
   • , Book II, Chapter III Some ideas […] are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection.
3. (transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
   • Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
   • He suggests that we celebrate with dinner at Bellissimo. He suggests our celebrating with dinner at Bellissimo.
   • But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party. 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian:
   • This meeting venue was suggested to us by our boss.
   • The guidebook suggested that we visit the local cathedral, so that's what we did.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.
   • Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested. c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:

Forms

Deriveds

suggestable · suggestible · suggestful · suggester · resuggest · suggestment · suggestion · autosuggest · missuggest · suggestive · suggest itself

Synonyms

evoke (bring to mind) · imply (imply but stop short of explicitly stating) · insinuate (imply but stop short of explicitly stating) · hazard · moot (explicitly mention for consideration) · float (explicitly mention for consideration) · propose (explicitly mention for consideration) · allude (imply but stop short of explicitly stating) · venture · bring up (explicitly mention for consideration) · point · hint (imply but stop short of explicitly stating)

Translations (146)

nb antyde (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · gd cuir an aire (to make one suppose) · ro propune (to ask for without demanding) · nn foreslå (to ask for without demanding) · de vorschlagen (to recommend) · sk navrhnúť (to recommend) · nn føreslå (to ask for without demanding) · ms cadang (to recommend) · ko 제안하다 (to recommend) · ia proponer (to ask for without demanding) · he רמז ramoz (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · be прапанава́ць (to ask for without demanding) · bg препоръчвам (to recommend) · fi esittää (to recommend) · pt sugerir (to make one suppose) · hu tanácsol (to recommend) · de behaupten (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · it proporre (to ask for without demanding) · pl proponować (to ask for without demanding) · ro sugera (to ask for without demanding) · tr teklif etmek (to recommend) · sv rekommendera (to recommend) · he הציע (to ask for without demanding) · ru посове́товать (to recommend) · tr önermek (to recommend) · cmn 建議 /建议 (to ask for without demanding) · ms cadang (to ask for without demanding) · nl voorstellen (to recommend) · ca suggerir (to make one suppose) · cmn 建議 /建议 (to recommend) · el υπαινίσσομαι (to make one suppose) · et soovitama (to ask for without demanding) · vi đề nghị (to recommend) · cs navrhnout (to recommend) · ar اِقْتَرَحَ (to recommend) · nn foreslå (to recommend) · vi giới thiệu (to recommend) · hu ajánl (to recommend) · la suggerō (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · sv föreslå (to ask for without demanding) · bg внушавам (to make one suppose) · hu céloz (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · uk ра́дити (to recommend) · tr tavsiye etmek (to make one suppose) · ga mol (to ask for without demanding) · bg наме́квам (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · nn antyde (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · mi marohi (to recommend) · ja 提案する (to ask for without demanding) · pl zaproponować (to ask for without demanding) · ru намекну́ть (to make one suppose) · ru предложи́ть (to ask for without demanding) · ru сове́товать (to recommend) · hu ajánl (to ask for without demanding) · sv antyda (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · nb foreslå (to ask for without demanding) · eo sugesti (to recommend) · sv föreslå (to recommend) · ru намека́ть (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · pt sugerir (to recommend) · se evttohit (to recommend) · pt sugerir (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · be прапано́ўваць (to ask for without demanding) · sh predlágati (to recommend) · tr iddia etmek (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · da forslå (to recommend) · he הציע (to make one suppose) · ko 암시하다 (to ask for without demanding) · nb foreslå (to recommend) · it suggerire (to ask for without demanding) · hu sejtet (to make one suppose) · hu sugalmaz (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · ko 추측하다 (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · fi vihjailla (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · nl suggereren (to make one suppose) · el προτείνω (to ask for without demanding) · be прапано́ўваць (to recommend) · gd cuir an aire (to ask for without demanding) · fi ehdottaa (to ask for without demanding) · fi ehdottaa (to recommend) · ca insinuar (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · ru предлага́ть (to recommend) · lt siūlyti (to recommend) · el υπονοώ (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · it suggerire (to recommend) · hu javasol (to ask for without demanding) · tr teklif etmek (to ask for without demanding) · uk пропонува́ти (to recommend) · nl doen vermoeden (to make one suppose) · bg предлага́м (to recommend) · de vorschlagen (to ask for without demanding) · cmn 提議 /提议 (to recommend) · ru посове́товать (to ask for without demanding) · pt propor (to ask for without demanding) · nn føreslå (to recommend) · ru сове́товать (to ask for without demanding) · es sugerir (to make one suppose) · se evttohit (to ask for without demanding) · fi viitata (to make one suppose) · hu javasol (to recommend) · ru предлага́ть (to ask for without demanding) · ja 提案する (to recommend) · ro sugera (to make one suppose) · el συνιστώ (to recommend) · uk пропонува́ти (to ask for without demanding) · ko 시사하다 (to make one suppose) · fr proposer (to ask for without demanding) · pl sugerować (to recommend) · ru предложи́ть (to recommend) · sh predlòžiti (to recommend) · fi antaa ymmärtää (to make one suppose) · pt sugerir (to ask for without demanding) · sv antyda (to make one suppose) · nl voorstellen (to ask for without demanding) · ru намека́ть (to make one suppose) · sh предла́гати (to recommend) · fr suggérer (to ask for without demanding) · be прапанава́ць (to recommend) · ar أَوْصَى (to recommend) · tr önermek (to ask for without demanding) · cs navrhnout (to ask for without demanding) · mk предложи (to recommend) · mi whakaaranga (to recommend) · pl sugerować (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · mi whakaaranga (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · bg предложа (to recommend) · fi suositella (to recommend) · bg предлагам (to ask for without demanding) · sk navrhovať (to recommend) · ja 勧める (to ask for without demanding) · sh предло̀жити (to recommend) · de suggerieren (to make one suppose) · pl sugerować (to make one suppose) · fr suggérer (to recommend) · mk предлага (to recommend) · cs navrhovat (to recommend) · sl predlagati (to recommend) · pl proponować (to recommend) · hu sugall (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · es sugerir (to ask for without demanding) · ru намекну́ть (to imply but stop short of saying directly) · mi mārohirohi (to recommend) · de empfehlen (to recommend) · vi đề nghị (to ask for without demanding) · ar اِقْتَرَحَ (to ask for without demanding) · ro sugera (to recommend)