suggest
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
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).
Inflected forms:
form: suggests
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: suggesting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: suggested
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: suggested
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?
gloss: To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.
, Book II, Chapter III
Some ideas […] are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection.
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.
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.
gloss: To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: This meeting venue was suggested to us by our boss.
He suggests that we celebrate with dinner at Bellissimo. He suggests our celebrating with dinner at Bellissimo.
The guidebook suggested that we visit the local cathedral, so that's what we did.
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.
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.
gloss: To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
transitive
examples: Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested.
Derived words: autosuggest
missuggest
resuggest
suggestable
suggester
suggestful
suggestible
suggestion
suggest itself
suggestive
suggestment
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: اِقْتَرَحَ
roman: iqtaraḥa
lang: Belarusian
word: прапанава́ць
roman: prapanavácʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: прапано́ўваць
roman: prapanówvacʹ
lang: Bulgarian
word: предлагам
roman: predlagam
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 建議 /建议
roman: jiànyì
lang: Czech
word: navrhnout
lang: Dutch
word: voorstellen
lang: Estonian
word: soovitama
lang: Finnish
word: ehdottaa
lang: French
word: proposer
lang: French
word: suggérer
lang: German
word: vorschlagen
lang: Greek
word: προτείνω
roman: proteíno
lang: Hebrew
word: הציע
roman: hitsía
lang: Hungarian
word: javasol
lang: Hungarian
word: ajánl
lang: Interlingua
word: proponer
lang: Irish
word: mol
lang: Italian
word: proporre
lang: Italian
word: suggerire
lang: Japanese
word: 提案する
roman: teian suru
lang: Japanese
word: 勧める
roman: susumeru
lang: Korean
word: 암시하다
roman: amsihada
lang: Malay
word: cadang
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: foreslå
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: foreslå
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: føreslå
lang: Polish
word: proponować
lang: Polish
word: zaproponować
lang: Portuguese
word: propor
lang: Portuguese
word: sugerir
lang: Romanian
word: sugera
lang: Romanian
word: propune
lang: Russian
word: предлага́ть
roman: predlagátʹ
lang: Russian
word: предложи́ть
roman: predložítʹ
lang: Russian
word: сове́товать
roman: sovétovatʹ
lang: Russian
word: посове́товать
roman: posovétovatʹ
lang: Northern Sami
word: evttohit
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: cuir an aire
lang: Spanish
word: sugerir
lang: Swedish
word: föreslå
lang: Turkish
word: önermek
lang: Turkish
word: teklif etmek
lang: Ukrainian
word: пропонува́ти
roman: proponuváty
lang: Vietnamese
word: đề nghị