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- Dictionarysuggest/səˈdʒɛst/
verb
- 1. put forward for consideration: "I suggest that we wait a day or two" Similar
- 2. cause one to think that (something) exists or is the case: "finds of lead coffins suggested a cemetery north of the river" Similar
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SUGGEST definition: 1. to mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to consider: 2. to communicate or…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUGGEST is to mention or imply as a possibility. How to use suggest in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Suggest.
SUGGEST meaning: 1. to mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to consider: 2. to communicate or…. Learn more.
Suggest definition: to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action. See examples of SUGGEST used in a sentence.
1. to put forward (a plan, idea, etc) for consideration: I suggest Smith for the post; a plan suggested itself. 2. to evoke (a person, thing, etc) in the mind of someone by the association of ideas: that painting suggests home to me. 3. to give an indirect or vague hint of: his face always suggests his peace of mind.
1. to put forward (a plan, idea, etc) for consideration. I suggest Professor Aziz for the post. a plan suggested itself. 2. to evoke (a person, thing, etc) in the mind of someone by the association of ideas. that painting suggests home to me. 3. to give an indirect or vague hint of.
To suggest is to propose or hint. If you suggest going out for ice cream, nobody's going to object. If you suggest that your sister should get the frozen yogurt instead, she might think you are suggesting something about her weight.
to put forward an idea or a plan for other people to think about synonym propose. suggest something I'd like to suggest a different explanation for the company's decline. suggest something to somebody The designer is known for suggesting innovative ideas to her clients.
• In everyday English, you suggest that someone does something: I suggest that she waits a few weeks. Don’t say: I suggest her to wait a few weeks. • In more formal English, you suggest that someone do something, using the base form of the verb (= the infinitive without ‘to’ ) : I suggest that she wait a few weeks.
to say that someone or something is suitable for something: to suggest someone for a job. Can you suggest a good hotel? suggest verb [T] (SEEM TRUE) B2. to make something seem likely to be true: All the evidence suggests that she did it. (Definition of suggest from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
