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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | suspectare, from the past participle of suspicere 'to look up at, admire, distrust', from sub- 'up, secretly' + specere 'to look at' |
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sus‧pect1 S2 W3
[transitive not in progressive]
[transitive not in progressive]1 to think that something is probably true, especially something bad
2 to think that something bad has happened or is happening : The doctors suspected pneumonia.
The doctors suspected pneumonia.3 to think that someone is probably guilty of a crime : Who do you suspect?
Who do you suspect? suspect somebody of (doing) something He's suspected of murder. Pilcher was suspected of giving away government secrets to the enemy.
He's suspected of murder.Pilcher was suspected of giving away government secrets to the enemy.4 to think that something is not honest or true : I began to suspect his motives in inviting me.
I began to suspect his motives in inviting me.