Suggest is commonly used with to when naming the listener and with by when introducing a method. The verb often takes no preposition before the idea itself.
Use suggest to someone when naming the person who receives the suggestion. Use suggest by only when by introduces the method or means, not the object of the suggestion itself.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Suggest often takes a noun, noun phrase, or clause without a preposition.
Use to before the person receiving the suggestion.
By can introduce the method used to suggest something, often in passive structures or with -ing forms.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Suggest does not usually take a direct object person before the idea.
✕ She suggested me a hotel. ✓ She suggested a hotel to me.By does not introduce the person receiving the suggestion.
✕ He suggested by his boss to wait. ✓ He suggested to his boss that they wait.Do not use to before the thing being suggested.
✕ I suggest to a break. ✓ I suggest a break.Suggest is commonly followed by a clause or idea, not an infinitive with an object person.
✕ She suggested him to leave. ✓ She suggested that he leave.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. Use suggest to before the person receiving the suggestion.
It can be correct when by introduces a method, as in by suggesting a change.
Often no. Suggest commonly takes the proposed idea directly.
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