suspect
/ˈsʌs.pɛkt/
noun
🇬🇧 UK
/ˈsʌs.pɛkt/
🇺🇸 US
/ˈsʌs.pɛkt/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
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Meaning 2 · verb
To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
“to suspect the presence of disease”
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Meaning 3 · verb
To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
“to suspect the truth of a story”
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Meaning 4 · verb
To believe (someone) to be guilty.
“I suspect him of being the thief.”
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Meaning 5 · verb
To have suspicion.
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Meaning 6 · verb
To look up to; to respect.
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Viewed with suspicion; suspected.
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Meaning 8 · adjective
Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.
How this word is used
- Everyday “to suspect the presence of disease”
- General “to suspect the truth of a story”
- General “I suspect him of being the thief.”
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