Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable)Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)

    make a suggestion

    I have a small suggestion for fixing this: try lifting the left side up a bit.

    Vorschlag

    предложе́ниеpredložénije

    пропози́ціяpropozýcija

    an idea that is suggested

  2. (uncountable)The act of suggesting.

    Suggestion often works better than explicit demand.

    the act of inducing hypnosis

  3. (countable)Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.

    He’s somehow picked up the suggestion that I like peanuts.

    Suggestion

  4. (countable, uncountable)The act of exercising control over a hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of words or gestures; the idea so suggested.

  5. (countable)Information, insinuation, speculation, as opposed to a sworn testimony and evidence.

Examples

467 sentences
  1. Do you have any other suggestions?

    У вас є якісь інші пропозиції? — Ahha

    ruУ вас есть какие-нибудь другие предложения? — sharptoothed

  2. Did Tom give any other suggestions?

    Том давав ще якісь поради? — deniko

    ruТом сделал какие-либо еще предложения? — sharptoothed

  3. My suggestion is that you not give Tom any kind of gift.

    Моя порада — нічого не даруйте Тому. — deniko

    ruМой совет – ничего Тому не дари. — Ooneykcall

  4. Do you have a better suggestion?

    У тебе є краща ідея? — deniko

    ruУ тебя есть идея получше? — marafon

    deHast du eine bessere Idee? — enteka

  5. I have a suggestion.

    У мене є пропозиція. — deniko

    ruУ меня есть предложение. — FeuDRenais

    deIch habe einen Vorschlag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
something suggested:
Русский
By meaning 1
something suggested:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
something suggested:
psychology: something implied:

Origin

From Middle English suggestion, from Anglo-Norman suggestioun, sugestiun, from Latin sugge

From Middle English suggestion, from Anglo-Norman suggestioun, sugestiun, from Latin suggestiō, from suggerō (“suggest”, verb), from Latin sub- (“from below, up”) + gerō (“to bring”). Equivalent to suggest + -ion. Related to English up-, cast.

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Forms

plural: suggestions
Singularsuggestion
Pluralsuggestions

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
something suggested:hintB2proposalB1incitement
Close in meaning

Word family

18 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • have any suggestions
  • make a suggestion
  • any suggestions
  • suggestion was a
  • couple of suggestions
  • a few suggestions
  • better better suggestion
  • suggestion was good
  • suggestion is worth
  • other suggestions
  • good suggestions
  • few suggestions

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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