Definitions for suggest
səgˈdʒɛst, sə-sug·gest

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. propose, suggest, adviseverb

   make a proposal, declare a plan for something

   "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

2. hint, suggestverb

   drop a hint; intimate by a hint

3. suggest, intimateverb

   imply as a possibility

   "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

4. indicate, suggestverb

   suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

   "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"

5. suggest, evoke, paint a pictureverb

   call to mind

   "this remark evoked sadness"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. suggestverb

   To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.

   Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?

2. suggestverb

   To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something).

   The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.

3. suggestverb

   To ask for without demanding.

   I'd like to suggest that we go out to lunch.

4. suggestverb

   To recommend.

   The guidebook suggests that we visit the local cathedral, which is apparently beautiful.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. To SUGGESTverb

   Etymology: suggero, suggestum, Lat. suggerer, Fr.

   1. To hint; to intimate; to insinuate good or ill; to tell privately.

   Are you not asham’d?
   What spirit suggests this imagination? William Shakespeare.

   I could never have suffered greater calamities, by denying to sign that justice my conscience suggested to me. Charles I .

   These Romish casuists speak peace to the consciences of men, by suggesting something to them, which shall satisfy their minds notwithstanding a known, actual, avowed continuance of their sins. Robert South, Sermons.

   Some ideas make themselves way, and are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflexion. John Locke.

   Reflect upon the different state of the mind in thinking, which those instances of attention, reverie and dreaming naturally enough suggest. John Locke.

   Search for some thoughts thy own suggesting mind,
   And others dictated by heav’nly pow’r,
   Shall rise spontaneous. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   This the feeling heart
   Wou’d naturally suggest. James Thomson.

   2. To seduce; to draw to ill by insinuation. Out of use.

   When devils will their blackest sins put on,
   They do suggest at first with heav’nly shows. William Shakespeare.

   Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested,
   I nightly lodge her in an upper tower. William Shakespeare.

   3. To inform secretly. Out of use.

   We must suggest the people, in what hatred
   He still hath held them, that to’s pow’r he would
   Have made them mules. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Suggestverb

   to introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects

2. Suggestverb

   to propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty

3. Suggestverb

   to seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt

4. Suggestverb

   to inform secretly

5. Suggestverb

   to make suggestions; to tempt

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Suggest

   suj-jest′, v.t. to introduce indirectly to the thoughts: to hint.—v.i. to make suggestions.—ns. Sugges′ter; Suggestibil′ity, capability of being suggested.—adj. Sugges′tible.—n. Sugges′tion, act of suggesting: hint: proposal: incitement, temptation: (law) information without oath, not being pleadable: the act of exercising control over a hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of words or gestures, also the idea so suggested; Sugges′tionism, the theory that hypnotic effects are entirely due to the action of suggestion upon weak persons; Sugges′tionist, one who holds this view.—adj. Sugges′tive, containing a hint: fitted to suggest: pertaining to hypnotic suggestion.—adv. Sugges′tively.—ns. Sugges′tiveness, state of being suggestive; Sugges′tor; Sugges′tress; Sugges′tum, a raised platform. [L. sub, under, gerĕre, gestum, to carry.]

Matched Categories

1. • Convey
   • Express
   • Imply

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suggest' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1184

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suggest' in Written Corpus Frequency: #992

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suggest' in Verbs Frequency: #72

How to pronounce suggest?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suggest in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suggest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of suggest in a Sentence

1. Steve Chiavarone:

   Take a deep breath. There is not enough evidence to suggest we are on the immediate verge of recession.

2. Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham:

   We were able to talk to multiple witnesses and we don't have anything to suggest that there was any type of confrontation between the two, it looks like it was an unprovoked attack.

3. Søren Skou:

   Right now the situation does not appear to be getting significantly better, i wish I could say that things are getting better, but right now there's nothing in the numbers to suggest so.

4. Julie Onstot:

   If you have big goals, that's great. But organizing can get overwhelming if you're not prepared. So, start small. I often suggest your dresser or nightstand. What's there that can go away? Probably trash, dishes or books you've finished, try to clear off at least one or two things. Once those smaller spaces feel cleaner, you can move onto bigger spaces that need some love. And you'll feel better about tackling even the smallest space because it's a check off the to-do list.

5. Barry Ritholtz:

   We don't know if this correction will be modest or significant, a full-blown bear market or worse, lacking sufficient information to make an informed decision, I only suggest you don't make wild unsubstantiated guesses with your portfolios.

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