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   Sus·pect

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   • 1. have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof: "if you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light" Similar have a suspicionhave a feelingfeelbe inclined to thinkfancyreckonguesssurmiseconjecturethinkthink it probable/likelyhave a sneaking feelinghave a hunchbe of the opinionsupposeconcludeexpectpresumeconsiderdeduceinfergleansenseimaginebe afraidfearhave a forebodingformal:opineOpposite know
   • ▪ believe or feel that (someone) is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant act, without certain proof: "parents suspected of child abuse" Similar regard as guiltythink to be guiltyregard as a wrongdoer
   • 2. doubt the genuineness or truth of: "a broker whose honesty he had no reason to suspect" Similar doubtdistrustmistrusthave doubts aboutharbor suspicions abouthave misgivings aboutbe skeptical abouthave qualms aboutbe suspicious ofbe wary offeel chary aboutfeel uneasy abouthave/harbor reservations abouthave a funny feeling aboutinformal:smell a rat about

   noun

   • 1. a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense: "the police have arrested a suspect"

   adjective

   • 1. not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false: "a suspect package was found on the platform"

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

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   What does suspect mean in a sentence?

   • Suspect definition: to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof. See examples of SUSPECT used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean to suspect a person?

   • to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder. to doubt or mistrust: I suspect his motives. to believe to be the case or to be likely or probable; surmise: I suspect his knowledge did not amount to much.

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   What is a suspected person?

   • a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like. an animal or thing that is suspected to be the cause of something bad: Investigators focused on faulty wiring as a suspect in the house fire. The cause of the disease was not confirmed, but the suspect was an insect. suspected; open to or under suspicion.

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   What is the root word of suspect?

   • Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin suspectus, from past participle of suspicere Middle English, from Latin suspectare, frequentative of suspicere to look up at, regard with awe, suspect, from sub-, sus- up, secretly + specere to look at — more at sub-, spy

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   Suspect definition: to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof. See examples of SUSPECT used in a sentence.

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   Definition of suspect adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   suspect. noun [ C ] uk/ˈsʌspekt/us. B2. someone who may have committed a crime: He's the prime suspect(= the most likely suspect) in the murder case. More examples. Police think the suspect has now fled the country. The suspect is now under guard in the local hospital.

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   The meaning of SUSPECT is regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion : suspected. How to use suspect in a sentence. regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion : suspected; doubtful, questionable…

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   sus•pect ( sə spekt′; sus′ pekt; sus′ pekt, sə spekt′ ), v.t. to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder. to doubt or mistrust: I suspect his motives. to believe to be the case or to be likely or probable;

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   suspect. verb (with object) UK /səˈspɛkt/ 1. have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof if you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light (with clause) she suspected that he might be bluffing believe or feel that (someone) is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant ...