suspect
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/səˈspekt/
🇬🇧
/səˈspekt/
verb
B2
to think that something might be true or will happen, especially something bad, without being sure
I suspect that he is not telling the truth.
B2
to think that someone did something wrong without being sure
The police suspect him of stealing the money.
R
to feel that something is not right or honest without being sure
I suspect that her story is not true.
noun
R
a person who is thought to have done something wrong or illegal
The police are looking for the main suspect in the robbery.
adjective
R
not reliable or trustworthy
The information from the suspect source was not accurate.
R
thought to be dangerous or illegal
The police found a suspect package on the train.
translation
to think that something might be true or will happen, especially something bad, without being sure; to think that someone did something wrong without being sure; to feel that something is not right or honest without being sure
a person who is thought to have done something wrong or illegal
not reliable or trustworthy; thought to be dangerous or illegal
Word Forms
3rd Present
suspects
Progressive
suspecting
Past
suspected
Perfect
suspected
Plural
suspects