English Explanatory Dictionary

suggest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.

Pronunciation

/səˈd͡ʒɛst/ /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst/ En-us-suggest.ogg

Word forms

suggest suggests suggesting suggested

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).

Synonyms

point allude hint imply insinuate evoke venture hazard propose float bring up moot

Derived words

autosuggest missuggest resuggest suggestable suggester suggestful suggestible suggestion suggest itself suggestive suggestment

Translations

Arabic: اِقْتَرَحَ Belarusian: прапанава́ць Belarusian: прапано́ўваць Bulgarian: предлагам Chinese Mandarin: 建議 /建议 Czech: navrhnout Dutch: voorstellen Estonian: soovitama Finnish: ehdottaa French: proposer French: suggérer German: vorschlagen Greek: προτείνω Hebrew: הציע Hungarian: javasol Hungarian: ajánl Interlingua: proponer Irish: mol Italian: proporre Italian: suggerire Japanese: 提案する Japanese: 勧める Korean: 암시하다 Malay: cadang Norwegian Bokmål: foreslå Norwegian Nynorsk: foreslå Norwegian Nynorsk: føreslå Polish: proponować Polish: zaproponować Portuguese: propor Portuguese: sugerir Romanian: sugera Romanian: propune Russian: предлага́ть Russian: предложи́ть Russian: сове́товать Russian: посове́товать Northern Sami: evttohit Scottish Gaelic: cuir an aire Spanish: sugerir Swedish: föreslå Turkish: önermek Turkish: teklif etmek Ukrainian: пропонува́ти Vietnamese: đề nghị

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