suggestion

sug·ges·tion

 (səg-jĕs′chən, sə-jĕs′-)

n.

1. The act of suggesting: bought the book at my suggestion.

2. Something suggested: Are you going to follow my suggestions?

3. The sequential process by which one thought or mental image leads to another.

4.

a. A psychological process by which an idea is induced in or adopted by another without argument, command, or coercion.

b. An idea or response so induced.

5. A hint or trace: just a suggestion of makeup; the first suggestion of trouble ahead.

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suggestion

(səˈdʒɛstʃən)

n

1. something that is suggested

2. a hint or indication: a suggestion of the odour of violets.

3. (Psychology) psychol the process whereby the mere presentation of an idea to a receptive individual leads to the acceptance of that idea. See also autosuggestion

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sug•ges•tion

(səgˈdʒɛs tʃən, sə-)

n.

1. the act of suggesting or the state of being suggested.

2. something suggested, as a piece of advice.

3. a slight trace: a suggestion of tears in his eyes.

4. the calling up in the mind of one idea by another by virtue of some association or of some natural connection between the ideas.

5. the idea thus called up.

6.

a. the process of inducing a thought, sensation, or action in a receptive person without using persuasion and without giving rise to reflection in the recipient.

b. the thought, sensation, or action so induced.

[1300–50]

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suggestion

• suggest - To suggest something is, etymologically, to "carry it under," from Latin sub-, "under" and gerere, "bring, carry."
• addubitation - The suggestion of a doubt.
• lonely, lonesome, forlorn, desolate - Lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship, while lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness; forlorn and desolate are even more isolated and sad.
• suggestion - Started out as "prompting to evil, temptation by the devil."

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suggestion - an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion" idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" glimmering, inkling, intimation, glimmer - a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" posthypnotic suggestion - a suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened
	2.	suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" proffer, proposition proposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption) hint, intimation, breath - an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" touch, trace, ghost - a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" feeler, overture, advance, approach - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
	3.	suggestion - a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" trace, hint small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude spark - a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"
	4.	suggestion - persuasion formulated as a suggestion prompting persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
	5.	suggestion - the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association higher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
	6.	suggestion - the act of inducing hypnosis   hypnotism, mesmerism influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effort

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suggestion

noun

1. recommendation, proposal, proposition, plan, motion, submission I have lots of suggestions for the park's future.

2. hint, implication, insinuation, intimation There is absolutely no suggestion of any mainstream political party involvement.

3. trace, touch, hint, shadow, impression, breath, indication, whisper, suspicion, ghost, intimation that fashionably faint suggestion of a tan

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

suggestion

noun

1. Something that is put forward for consideration:

proposal, proposition, submission.

2. Something, such as a feeling, thought, or idea, associated in one's mind or imagination with a specific person or thing:

association, connection, connotation.

3. A subtle pointing out:

clue, cue, hint, intimation.

4. A slight amount or indication:

breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper.

Informal: whisker.

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Translations

إقْتِراحإيحاء، إقْتِراحاِقْتِراحمَسْحَةٌ مِن، أثَر، إشارَه

návrhnaznačenínáznak

forslagantydning

VorschlagSpur

εισήγησηυποβολή

sugerenciaasomoindicioinsinuaciónpropuesta

ehdotus

suggestiontraceconseil

prijedlog

tillagavottur

suggerimentosuggestioneproposta

提案

제안

suggestie

forslag

sugestia

sugestão

предложение

predlog

förslag

คำแนะนำ

öneriönermetavsiyetavsiye etmeemare

gợi ý

建议暗示主意

suggestion

[səˈdʒestʃən] N

1. (= proposal, recommendation) → sugerencia f
have you any suggestions? → ¿tienes alguna sugerencia?, ¿se te ocurre algo?
if I may make or offer a suggestion → si se me permite proponer algo
to be open to suggestions → estar abierto a cualquier sugerencia
my suggestion is that we ignore her → yo propongo que no la hagamos caso
my suggestion to you would be to take the job → yo te aconsejaría que aceptaras el trabajo
I am writing at the suggestion of Hugh Smith → le escribo siguiendo la indicación de Hugh Smith

2. (= implication) → insinuación f
we reject any suggestion that the law needs amending → rechazamos cualquier insinuación de que la ley necesite una modificación

3. (= indication) → indicio m
there is no suggestion that the two sides are any closer → no hay indicios de que ambas partes se hayan acercado
there are suggestions that he might be supported by the socialists → hay indicios de que le puedan apoyar los socialistas, se comenta que quizá le apoyen los socialistas

4. (= trace) [of doubt] → sombra f
he replied with the suggestion of a smile → contestó esbozando una sonrisa
with just a suggestion of garlic → con una pizca de ajo

5. (Psych) → sugestión f
the power of suggestion → el poder de la sugestión

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

suggestion

[səˈdʒɛstʃ^ən] n

(= proposal) → suggestion f
to make a suggestion → faire une suggestion

(= implication) → suggestion f
We reject any suggestion that the law needs amending → Nous rejetons toute suggestion que la loi nécessite des amendements.

(= indication) → indication f

(= trace) → soupçon m

(= PSYCH) → suggestion f
the power of suggestion → le pouvoir de la suggestionsuggestion box n → boîte f à idées

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

suggestion

n

(= proposal, recommendation) → Vorschlag m, → Anregung f; my suggestion is that … → mein Vorschlag lautet …, ich schlage vor, dass …; following your suggestion → auf Ihren Vorschlag or Ihre Anregung hin; Rome was your suggestion → Rom war deine Idee; John was his suggestion as candidate → er schlug John als Kandidaten vor; I’m open to suggestions → Vorschläge sind or jeder Vorschlag ist willkommen

(= theory, explanation) → Vermutung f; he made the suggestion that … → er äußerte die Vermutung, dass …; that theory was Professor Higgins’ suggestion → die Theorie stammt von Professor Higgins

(= insinuation, hint) → Andeutung f, → Anspielung f; (unpleasant) → Unterstellung f; I resent that suggestion → ich weise diese Unterstellung zurück; there is no suggestion that he was involved (= nobody is suggesting it) → niemand deutet an or unterstellt, dass er beteiligt war; (= no indication) → es gibt keinen Hinweis darauf or Anhaltspunkt dafür, dass er beteiligt war

(= trace) → Spur f; with a suggestion of irony in his voice → mit einer Spur or einem Anflug von Ironie in der Stimme

(= impression) → Eindruck m, → Vorstellung f; to create a suggestion of depth → um den Eindruck von Tiefe zu erwecken

(also indecent suggestion) → unsittlicher Antrag

(Psych) → Suggestion f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

suggestion

[səˈdʒɛstʃ/ən] n

a. → suggerimento, proposta
if I may make or offer a suggestion → se mi è concesso avanzare una proposta
my suggestion is that ... → propongo or suggerisco che...
at sb's suggestion → su or dietro suggerimento di qn
there's no suggestion of → non c'è niente che indichi or che faccia pensare a

b. (trace) a suggestion of → un'idea di

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

suggest

(səˈdʒest) , ((American also) səg-) verb

1. to put (an idea etc) before another person etc for consideration; to propose. He suggested a different plan; I suggest doing it a different way; She suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee; I suggest that we have lunch now. voorstel يَقْتَرِح предлагам sugerir navrhnout vorschlagen foreslå προτείνωsugerir; proponer soovitama اظهار عقيده كردن ehdottaa suggérer לְהַצִיע प्रस्ताव रखना predlagati javasol menyarankan stinga upp á, leggja til suggerire 提案する 제안하다 (pa)siūlyti ieteikt; ierosināt mencadangkan suggererenforeslå proponować د عقیدی څرګندول sugerir a propune, a sugera предлагать navrhnúť predlagati predložiti föreslå แนะนำ önermek, tavsiye etmek 建議 пропонувати, радити تجویز کرنا đề nghị, đề xuất 建议

2. to put (an idea etc) into a person's mind; to hint. Are you suggesting that I'm too old for the job?; An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me. wenk gee يوحي намеквам sugerir naznačit; napadnout andeuten antyde; dukke op υπονοώ, βάζω στο μυαλό κπ. insinuar; ocurrirse vihjama پيشنهاد كردن vihjata insinuer; venir à l'esprit לְרַמֵז मन में लाना, सुझाना sugerirati mond; felmerül menyatakan gefa í skyn; skjóta upp (í huga e-s) insinuare; rivelare ほのめかす 암시하다, 넌저시 말하다 norėti pasakyti, duoti mintį dot mājienu; norādīt uz; uzvedināt uz domām mengatakan suggererenantyde; melde seg, trenge seg på sugerować پیشنهاد کول، وړاندیز کول sugerir a insinua; a face aluzie намекать naznačiť; napadnúť namigniti; vsiliti se sugerisati antyda, dyka upp, uppstå ทำให้นึกถึง ima etmek, demek istemek 啟發，暗示 вселяти; навівати خیال ظاہر کرنا xảy đến với ai, nảy ra trong trí óc 启发，暗示

sugˈgestion (-tʃən) noun

1. the act of suggesting. voorstel إيحاء، إقْتِراح предлагане sugestão naznačení der Vorschlag forslag υπόδειξηsugerencia ettepanek پيشنهاد ehdottaminen suggestionהצעה सुझाव predlaganje, sugeriranje javaslat pernyataan tillaga suggerimento ほのめかし 제안하는 것 siūlymas ierosināšana, ieteikšana cadangan suggestie det å komme med et forslag sugerowanie پیشنهاد sugestão sugestie предложение náznak; nápad sugestija sugestiranje förslag, antydan การเสนอแนะ önerme, tavsiye etme 建議 навівання; умовляння مشورہ sự đề nghị 建议

2. something that is suggested; a proposal or idea. Has anyone any other suggestions to make?; What a clever suggestion! voorstel إقْتِراح предложение sugestão návrh der Vorschlag forslag πρόταση, εισήγησηsugerencia, propuesta ettepanek عقيده ehdotus suggestionהצעה प्रस्ताव prijedlog, sugestija ajánlat saran tillaga suggerimento 提案 제안 pasiūlymas ierosinājums; ieteikums cadangan voorstelforslagsugestia, propozycja عقیده sugestão propu­nere предложение; совет návrh predlog sugestija förslag, idé คำแนะนำ öneri, tavsiye 主意，建議 порада, пропозиція تجویز، خیال sự gợi ý, đề xuất 主意，建议

3. a slight trace or sign. There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone. sweem مَسْحَةٌ مِن، أثَر، إشارَه намек traço náznak die Spur antydning ίχνος, υπόνοιαinsinuación; indicio, asomo, nota märk, noot نظريه häivähdys trace, soupçonרמז संकेत trag, prizvuk utalás; jel tanda-tanda vottur traccia, sfumatura 気味 암시 šešėlis, žymė mājiens; norādījums; pieskaņa sedikit tanda zweemantydningślad نظریه traço insinuare, aluzie оттенок náznak kanček trag antydan, anstrykning ร่องรอย emare, iz, eser 暗示 натяк; вказівка خفیف سی جھلک ý ám thị 暗示

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suggestion

→ اِقْتِراح návrh forslag Vorschlag εισήγηση sugerencia ehdotus suggestion prijedlog suggerimento 提案 제안 suggestie forslag sugestia sugestão предложение förslag คำแนะนำ öneri gợi ý 建议

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sug·ges·tion

n. sugerencia, consejo, indicación; sugestión.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

suggestion

n sugerencia, (psych) sugestión f; power of — poder m de la sugestión

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