Definitions for suggest
səgˈdʒɛst, sə-sug·gest

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suggest

   Suggestion is the psychological process by which a person guides their own or another person's desired thoughts, feelings, and behaviors by presenting stimuli that may elicit them as reflexes instead of relying on conscious effort. Nineteenth-century writers on psychology such as William James used the words "suggest" and "suggestion" in the context of a particular idea which was said to suggest another when it brought that other idea to mind. Early scientific studies of hypnosis by Clark Leonard Hull and others extended the meaning of these words in a special and technical sense (Hull, 1933). The original neuropsychological theory of hypnotic suggestion was based upon the ideomotor reflex response that William B. Carpenter declared, in 1852, was the principle through which James Braid's hypnotic phenomena were produced.

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1. suggest

   Suggest means to put forward for consideration or to propose an idea, plan, or thought. It can also imply that there is a hint or indication of a certain outcome, situation, or fact.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

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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

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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. Ben Shapiro:

   It’s catcalling because, I guess, if I suggest that I want to have a conversation, I’m demanding a response, well every request is a request. All she had to say here was, ‘Nah.’ That would’ve been fine, I mean she’s got that prerogative.

2. Staff Mark Meadows:

   Democratic leaders are eager for an expansive agreement, as are PresidentTrump and top Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. But perhaps one half of Senate Republicans, mostly conservatives and those not facing difficult races this fall, are likely to oppose any deal. Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson weighs in on the potential ‘ phase 4 ’ coronavirus relief bill on ‘ Sunday Morning Futures. ’ Prior talks had yielded little progress and Saturdays cautious optimism was a break from gloomy private assessments among GOP negotiators. The administration is willing to extend the newly expired $ 600 jobless benefit, at least in the short term, but is balking at other Democratic demands like aid for state and local governments, food stamp increases, and assistance to renters and homeowners. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said restoring the $ 600 supplemental jobless benefit is critically important to Trump. Were still a long ways apart and I dont want to suggest that a deal is imminent because it is not.

3. Bob Menendez:

   There is bipartisan support for providing Ukraine with fighter jets of neighboring countries that they would know how to fly and engage in, time is of the essence. The Ukrainians are getting bombarded and they do no have, at least as their country's leaders suggest and assert, the wherewithal to compete in the sky… I don't understand why we are not working expeditiously to facilitate planes to Ukraine.

4. Ron Johnson:

   In some cases, we are already working with the agencies and individuals identified to obtain the information we need to do our work, and inclusion on the list should in no way be interpreted to suggest they have been noncompliant, i am asking for this authority to ensure the committee has the ability to quickly and efficiently seek compulsory process should it become necessary.

5. Richard Thornton:

   We are not sitting waiting for the phone to ring, we are looking at social media. We are contacting partners, looking at 911 dispatch. Our own holdings. All the ways we can gather info to suggest there could be something.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=suggest
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suggest
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=suggest
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suggest
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suggest
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=suggest