[
US
/ˈsəsˌpɛkt, səˈspɛkt/
]
VERB
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imagine to be the case or true or probable
I surmised that the butler did it
I suspect he is a fugitive - regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
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hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks
ADJECTIVE
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not as expected
a shady deal
some definitely queer goings-on
her motives were suspect
suspicious behavior
up to some funny business
there was something fishy about the accident
NOUN
- someone who is under suspicion
- a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
How To Use suspect In A Sentence
- I don't doubt a lot of signaling is going on but suspect even more mis-signaling. Tyler May Not Agree With Me On Education, But His Inner Economist Does, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
- But Ms. Economy pointed to the elaborateness of concept and coordination of details — "the flowers are matching," she observed — leading her to suspect they may have had professional help bringing the Halloween spirit alive. Suburban Tricks, Urban Treats
- But there is bad news for dorks like me and, I suspect, quite a few people in this room: journalism has changed forever.
- Virtually everyone in the sport suspected that he was on the juice.
- What could be more straightforward than telling a person he is suspected of a crime?
- Newspapers have, however, reported that prosecutors are convinced the investigating magistrate in charge of a corruption and fraud inquiry involving the regional governments of the Balearic Islands and Valencia will soon officially name him as a suspect in the case. Spain's king blocks scandal-hit son-in-law from royal duties
- Fourth, the strange reluctance he felt about abandoning Downes as Suspect Number One.
- A company should not argue the inarguable, for it only harms credibility and makes motives and priorities suspect.
- The teacher suspected that there had been some monkey business going on in the class.
- The roads are clear, and the Lexus purrs into life as we speed through the winter mist to stake-out the suspect.
