Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

    to suspect the presence of disease

    vermuten

    подозрева́тьpodozrevátʹ, заподо́зритьzapodózritʹ, полага́тьpolagátʹ

    підо́зрюватиpidózrjuvaty, запідо́зритиzapidózryty

    imagine to be the case or true or probable

  2. (transitive)To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

    to suspect the truth of a story

    misstrauen

    подозрева́тьpodozrevátʹ, заподо́зритьzapodózritʹ

    підо́зрюватиpidózrjuvaty, запідо́зритиzapidózryty

  3. (transitive)To believe (someone) to be guilty.

    I suspect him of being the thief.

    verdächtigen

    подозрева́тьpodozrevátʹ, заподо́зритьzapodózritʹ

    підо́зрюватиpidózrjuvaty, запідо́зритиzapidózryty

    hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty

  4. (intransitive)To have suspicion.

    einen Verdacht haben

    подозрева́тьpodozrevátʹ, заподо́зритьzapodózritʹ

    підо́зрюватиpidózrjuvaty, запідо́зритиzapidózryty

    regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To look up to; to respect.

Examples

2425 sentences
  1. We all suspect him of murder.

    Ми всі підозрюємо його у вбивстві.

    ruМы все подозреваем его в убийстве.

    deWir alle verdächtigen ihn des Mordes.

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  2. I suspect Tom won't do that.

    Підозрюю, що Том цього не робитиме.

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  3. I suspect Tom will do that.

    Підозрюю, що Том це зробить.

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  4. I suspect that Tom is here.

    Підозрюю, Том тут.

    ruПодозреваю, Том здесь.

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  5. I suspect that Tom is home.

    Підозрюю, що Том вдома.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
imagine or suppose to be true, without proof:
Русский
By meaning 1
imagine or suppose to be true, without proof:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
imagine or suppose to be true, without proof:
distrust, have doubts about:
believe to be guilty:
have suspicion:

Origin

From Old French suspect, from Latin suspectus, perfect passive participle of suspiciō (“mi

From Old French suspect, from Latin suspectus, perfect passive participle of suspiciō (“mistrust, suspect”), from sub (“under”), + speciō (“watch, look at”).

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Forms

suspects, suspecting, suspected, suspected
Base formsuspect · to suspect
3rd person singularsuspects
Present participlesuspecting
Past simplesuspected
Past participlesuspected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysuspect
he, she, itsuspects

Past simpleLesson

all personssuspected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave suspected
he, she, ithas suspected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill suspect

Synonyms

10 synonyms
imagine or suppose to be true:imagineA1supposeB1thinkA1sniffB2
distrust, have doubts about:doubtB2distrust
believe to be guilty:accuseB1point the finger at
Close in meaning
  • imagine to be the case or true or probable:surmise
  • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in:distrustmistrust

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • the police suspect
  • police suspect
  • police suspect that
  • began to suspect
  • reasons to suspect
  • suspect anything
  • beginning to suspect
  • didn't suspect anything
  • prime suspect
  • is a suspect
  • of the suspect
  • think anybody suspected

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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