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verb
- 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 Opposite
- 2. doubt the genuineness or truth of: "a broker whose honesty he had no reason to suspect" Similar
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"
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Jul 6, 2012 · 1. : to imagine (one) to be guilty or culpable on slight evidence or without proof. suspect him of giving false information. 2. : to have doubts of : distrust. suspects her motives. 3.
a person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong, or something believed to have caused something bad: Police have issued a photograph of the suspect.
a person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong, or something believed to have caused something bad: Police have issued a photograph of the suspect.
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.
A suspect is a person who is believed to be guilty of a crime. If you leave the scene of a murder with blood on your hands and a weapon in your pocket, you’re likely to become a prime suspect. If others believe you have committed a crime, you are a suspect.
1. ( tr) to believe guilty of a specified offence without proof. 2. ( tr) to think false, questionable, etc: she suspected his sincerity. 3. ( tr; may take a clause as object) to surmise to be the case; think probable: to suspect fraud. 4. ( intr) to have suspicion. n. a person who is under suspicion. adj. causing or open to suspicion.
Definition of suspect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Suspect definition: To consider (something) to be true or probable on little or no evidence.
suspect. [transitive, intransitive] to have an idea that something is probably true or likely to happen, especially something bad, but without having definite proof suspect (something) If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.
Definition of suspect adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
