Definition of Suspect in English :

Define Suspect in English

Suspect meaning in English

Meaning of Suspect in English

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Suspect pronunciation in English

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Suspect

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Noun

1. suspect

someone who is under suspicion

2. defendant, suspect

a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

Verb

3. surmise, suspect

imagine to be the case or true or probable

Example Sentences:
'I suspect he is a fugitive'
'I surmised that the butler did it'

4. distrust, mistrust, suspect

regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

5. suspect

hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty

Example Sentences:
'The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks'

Adjective

6. fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious

not as expected

Example Sentences:
'there was something fishy about the accident'
'up to some funny business'
'some definitely queer goings-on'
'a shady deal'
'her motives were suspect'
'suspicious behavior'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Suspect

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verb (səˈspɛkt )
1. (transitive)
to believe guilty of a specified offence without proof
2. (transitive)
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. (intransitive)
to have suspicion
noun (ˈsʌspɛkt )
5. 
a person who is under suspicion
adjective (ˈsʌspɛkt )
6. 
causing or open to suspicion

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Suspect

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verb transitive
1. 
to believe (someone) to be guilty of something specified, on little or no evidence
2. 
to believe to be bad, wrong, harmful, questionable, etc.; distrust
3. 
to think it probable or likely; guess; surmise; suppose
verb intransitive
4. 
to be suspicious; have suspicion
adjective
5. 
viewed with suspicion; suspected
noun
6. 
a person who is suspected, esp. one suspected of a crime, etc.

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Suspect

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v. sus·pect·ed, sus·pect·ing, sus·pects
v.tr.
1. To consider (something) to be true or probable on little or no evidence: I suspect they are very disappointed.
2. To have doubts about (something); distrust: I suspect his motives.
3. To consider (a person) guilty without proof: The police suspect her of murder.
v.intr.
To have suspicion.
n. (sŭspĕkt)
One who is suspected, especially of having committed a crime.
adj. (sŭspĕkt, sə-spĕkt)
Open to or viewed with suspicion: a suspect policy; suspect motives.

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