suspect

sus·pect

 (sə-spĕkt′)

v. sus·pect·ed, sus·pect·ing, sus·pects

v.tr.

1. To consider (something) to be true or probable on little or no evidence: I suspect they are very disappointed.

2. To have doubts about (something); distrust: I suspect his motives.

3. To consider (a person) guilty without proof: The police suspect her of murder.

v.intr.

To have suspicion.

n. (sŭs′pĕkt′)

One who is suspected, especially of having committed a crime.

adj. (sŭs′pĕkt′, sə-spĕkt′)

Open to or viewed with suspicion: a suspect policy; suspect motives.

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[Middle English suspecten, from Old French suspecter, from Latin suspectāre, frequentative of suspicere, to look up at, suspect : su-, sub-, from below; see sub- + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

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suspect

vb

1. (tr) to believe guilty of a specified offence without proof

2. (tr) to think false, questionable, etc: she suspected his sincerity.

3. (tr; may take a clause as object) to surmise to be the case; think probable: to suspect fraud.

4. (intr) to have suspicion

n

a person who is under suspicion

adj

causing or open to suspicion

[C14: from Latin suspicere to mistrust, from sub- + specere to look]

susˈpecter n

ˈsuspectless adj

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sus•pect

(v. səˈspɛkt; n. ˈsʌs pɛkt; adj. ˈsʌs pɛkt, səˈspɛkt)

v.t.

1. to believe to be guilty, with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.

2. to doubt or mistrust: I suspect his motives.

3. to believe to be the case or to be likely or probable; surmise.

v.i.

4. to believe something, esp. something evil or wrong, to be the case; have suspicion.

n.

5. a person who is suspected, esp. one suspected of a crime or offense.

6. a person known to have committed an unlawful act.

adj.

7. suspected; open to or under suspicion.

[1250–1300; < Latin suspectus, past participle of suspicere to look up at = su- su- + specere to look at]

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suspect

1. In counterdrug operations, a track of interest where correlating information actually ties the track of interest to alleged illegal drug operations. See also counterdrug operations; special interest target; track of interest.
2. An identity applied to a track that is potentially hostile because of its characteristics, behavior, origin, or nationality. See also assumed friend; hostile; neutral; unknown.

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suspect

Past participle: suspected
Gerund: suspecting

Imperative

suspect

suspect

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suspect - someone who is under suspicion   individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" murder suspect - someone suspected of committing murder robbery suspect - someone suspected of committing robbery
	2.	suspect - a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused defendant law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" accused - a defendant in a criminal proceeding codefendant, co-defendant - a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action litigant, litigator - (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"
Verb	1.	suspect - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" surmise hazard, guess, venture, pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
	2.	suspect - regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in distrust, mistrust disbelieve, discredit - reject as false; refuse to accept doubt - lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"
	3.	suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks" guess, reckon, suppose, think, imagine, opine - expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
Adj.	1.	suspect - not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" fishy, suspicious, funny, shady colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"

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suspect

verb

1. believe, feel, guess, consider, suppose, conclude, fancy, speculate, conjecture, surmise, hazard a guess, have a sneaking suspicion, think probable I suspect they were right.
believe be certain, be confident of, know, buy (slang), accept, swallow (informal)

2. distrust, doubt, mistrust, smell a rat (informal), harbour suspicions about, have your doubts about You don't really think he suspects you, do you?
distrust trust, have faith in, think innocent

noun

1. accused, defendant, suspected person Police have arrested a suspect in a series of killings in the city.

adjective

1. dubious, doubtful, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), questionable, fishy (informal), iffy (informal), open to suspicion Delegates evacuated the building when a suspect package was found.
dubious innocent, above suspicion

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suspect

verb

To lack trust or confidence in:

distrust, doubt, misdoubt, mistrust.

adjective

Of dubious character:

doubtful, equivocal, questionable, shady, suspicious, uncertain.

Informal: fishy.

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Translations

مُشْتَبَهٌ بِهِمُشْتَبَه بِه، مَشْبوهمَشْكوك فيه، مَشْبوهيَرْتابُ في، يَشْتَبِهيَشْتَبِهُ بِ

podezřelýpodezřívat-ádomnívat senedůvěřovat

mistænktmistrosuspekttvivlsomhave mistanke om

verdächtigenmisstrauenverdächtigVerdächtigerargwöhnen

ύποπτοςυποπτεύομαι

sospecharsospechosocreerdesconfiardudoso

epäilläepäilty

soupçonnersuspectsuspecterinterlopelouche

osumnjičenisumnjati

gyanúsítgyanúsítottgyanakodikgyanakszik

grunagrunsamlegurmaîur sem er grunaîur um e-îtortryggja

sospettaresospettosupporreavere l'impressionedubitare

容疑者疑いをかける

용의자의심하다

įtariamasisįtarimasįtartiįtarumasžiūrėti su įtarimu į

aizdomās turētaisaizdomīgsapšaubāmsapšaubītlikties

verdachteverdenkenvermoedenwantrouwenbetwijfelen

mistenkemistenktha en mistanke om

podejrzanypodejrzewać

suspeitarsuspeito

подозреватьподозреваемый

podozrievať

domnevatiosumljenecsumiti

misstänkamisstänkt

ผู้ต้องสงสัยสงสัย

kuşkulanmakolduğunu düşünmeksanıksanmakşüpheli

nghi ngờngười bị tình nghi

怀疑猜想不信任可疑的嫌疑分子

suspect

[ˈsʌspekt]

A. ADJ [person, package] → sospechoso; [motives] → dudoso, sospechoso; [testimony] → dudoso
his credentials are suspect → su historial deja lugar a muchas dudas

B. N → sospechoso/a m/f
the prime or chief suspect is the butler → el principal sospechoso es el mayordomo
is she a suspect? → ¿está ella bajo sospecha?
the usual suspects (fig) → los de siempre, los habituales

C. [səsˈpekt] VT

1. (= have suspicions about) [+ person] → sospechar de; [+ plot] → sospechar la existencia de
he never suspected her → él nunca sospechó de ella
to suspect sb of a crime → sospechar que algn ha cometido un crimen
I suspect her of having stolen it → sospecho que ella lo ha robado
he suspects nothing → no sospecha nada

2. (= believe) I suspect it's not paid for → sospecho que or me temo que no está remunerado
I suspect it may be true → tengo la sospecha de que puede ser verdad, sospecho que or me temo que puede ser verdad
foul play is not suspected → no se advierten indicios de juego sucio
I suspected you weren't listening → me figuraba or me imaginaba que no estabas escuchando
I suspected as much → ya me lo figuraba or imaginaba

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suspect

[ˈsʌspɛkt]

adj [package, product, affair, idea] → suspect(e)
a suspect package → un colis suspect

n → suspect(e) m/f

[səˈspɛkt] vt

(= believe likely) to suspect (that) ... → soupçonner que ...
He suspected that she was using heroin → Il soupçonnait qu'elle prenait de l'héroïne.
I suspect the boy is in love → Je soupçonne que le garçon est amoureux.

(= believe to be guilty) [+ person] → soupçonner, suspecter
He was suspected of treason → Il fut soupçonné de trahison., Il fut suspecté de trahison.

(= have doubts about) [+ honesty, motives] → douter de
She suspected her husband's honesty → Elle doutait de l'honnêteté de son mari.

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suspect

adj → verdächtig, suspekt

n → Verdächtige(r) mf

vt

person → verdächtigen (→ of sth einer Sache gen), → in Verdacht haben; plot, swindle → vermuten, ahnen, argwöhnen (geh); I suspect her of having stolen it/written it → ich habe sie im Verdacht or ich verdächtige sie, es gestohlen/geschrieben zu haben; he is suspected of being a member of this sect, he is a suspected member of this sect → er steht im Verdacht or man verdächtigt ihn, Mitglied dieser Sekte zu sein; the suspected bank robber/terrorist etc → der mutmaßliche Bankräuber/Terrorist etc; he suspects nothing → er ahnt nichts; does he suspect anything? → hat er Verdacht geschöpft?

(= doubt) truth → bezweifeln, anzweifeln; motive → argwöhnisch sein gegenüber

(= think likely) → vermuten; I suspected as much → das habe ich doch vermutet or geahnt, das habe ich mir doch gedacht; a suspected case of measles → ein Fall, bei dem Verdacht auf Masern besteht; he was taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack → er wurde mit dem Verdacht auf Herzinfarkt ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert; suspected cases of child abuse → mögliche Fälle von Kindesmissbrauch

vi → einen Verdacht haben

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suspect

[adj, n ˈsʌspɛkt; vb səˈspɛkt]

1. adj → sospetto/a

2. n → persona sospetta

3. vt (person) to suspect (of) → sospettare (di); (think likely) to suspect that → sospettare che + sub, supporre che + sub
to suspect sb of a crime → sospettare qn di un delitto
I suspect his motives → non mi convince
I suspect that he is the author → immagino che sia lui l'autore
he suspects nothing → non sospetta niente

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suspect

(səˈspekt) verb

1. to think (a person etc) guilty. Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl. vermoed يشُكُّ في подозирам suspeitar podezřívat verdächtigen mistænke υποπτεύομαι, υποψιάζομαιsospechar kahtlustama پنداشتن epäillä soupçonner (de) לַחשוֹד सन्देह करना sumnjičiti, sumnjati na koga gyanúsít mencurigai gruna sospettare 怪しむ 혐의를 두다 įtarti turēt aizdomās mengesyaki verdenkenmistenkepodejrzewać اټکلول suspeitar a bănui (de), a suspecta (de) подозревать podozrievať sumiti sumnjičiti misstänka สงสัย kuşkulanmak, olduğunu düşünmek 懷疑(有罪) підозрювати شبہ کرنا cảm thấy ai đó có tội mà không có bằng chứng 怀疑（有罪）

2. to distrust. I suspected her motives / air of honesty. betwyfel يَرْتابُ في، يَشْتَبِه съмнявам се desconfiar nedůvěřovat mißtrauen mistro αμφισβητώ, υποπτεύομαιsospechar, desconfiar umbusaldama مشكوك شدن epäillä suspecter לְפַקפֵּק पर संदेह करना, पर अविश्वास करना sumnjati, gajiti sumnju kételkedik vmiben tidak mempercayai tortryggja diffidare 疑う 의심하다 nepasitikėti, žiūrėti su įtarimu į neuzticēties; apšaubīt mengesyaki wantrouwenmistro nie dowierzać شک پری راتلل desconfiar a suspecta усомниться nedôverovať dvomiti sumnjati misstro ระแวง kuşkulanmak 不信任 сумніватися у правдивості; не довіряти بے اعتباری کرنا không tin, hay nghi ngờ 不信任

3. to think probable. I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot. vermoed يَظُنُّ допускам desconfiar obávat se argwöhnen have på fornemmelsen υποψιάζομαιsospechar; creer oletama, aimama حدس زدن epäillä soupçonner לְשַעֵר अपराधी समझना držati što mogućim, slutiti sejt mencurigai gruna sospettare ～ではないかと思う 추측하다 įtarti šķist; likties mengesyaki vermoedenha en mistanke ompodejrzewać اټکلول desconfiar a bănui заподозрить obávať sa sumiti sumnjati misstänka, ana สงสัยว่าอาจเป็นไปได้ sanmak, ihtimal vermek 猜想 вважати, припускати شک کرنا hoài nghi, ngờ vực 猜想

noun (ˈsaspekt)

a person who is thought guilty. There are three possible suspects in this murder case. verdagte مُشْتَبَه بِه، مَشْبوه заподозрян suspeito podezřelý, -á der/die Verdächtige (en) mistænkt ύποπτοςsospechoso kahtlusalune متهم epäilty suspectחשוד संदिग्ध व्यक्ति, संदेह भाजन sumnjivac gyanúsított tersangka maður sem er grunaður um e-ð sospetto 容疑者 용의자 įtariamasis aizdomās turētais [] orang yang disyaki verdachtemistenktpodejrzany مشکوک suspeito suspect подозреваемый podozrivý, -á osumljenec osumnjičeni misstänkt ผู้ต้องสงสัย şüpheli, sanık 嫌疑分子 підозріла особа مشتبہ شخص người bị tình nghi 嫌疑分子

adjective

not trustworthy. I think his statement is suspect. verdag مَشْكوك فيه، مَشْبوه съмнителен suspeito pochybný verdächtig tvivlsom αναξιόπιστος, που εμπνέει υποψίες sospechoso; dudoso kahtlane مظنون epäilyttävä suspectחשוד सन्देहयुक्त मनुष्य sumnjiv gyanús tidak bisa dipercaya grunsamlegur sospetto 疑わしい 의심스러운 įtartinas apšaubāms; aizdomīgs dicurigai verdachtmistenkelig, suspektpodejrzany مظنون suspeito suspect подозрительный pochybný sumljiv sumnjiv misstänkt น่าสงสัย güvenilmez 可疑的 ненадійний; підозрілий مشکوک không đáng tin cậy 可疑的

suspicion (səˈspiʃən) noun

1. the process of suspecting or being suspected; the/a feeling causing a person to suspect. They looked at each other with suspicion; I have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth. wantroue, vermoede شَك، شُبْهَه، إشْتِباه подозрение suspeita podezření der Argwohn mistanke υποψίαsospecha kahtlus سوء ظن epäilys soupçonחשד अविश्वास sumnja, sumnjičenje gyanú kecurigaan grunur sospetto 疑い 의심 įtarimas aizdomas rasa syak verdenkingmistankepodejrzenie بد ګمانی suspeita suspiciune подозрение podozrenie sum sumnja misstänksamhet, misstro, misstanke ความคลางแคลงใจ kuşku 疑心 підозріння, підозра شبہ، شک sự nghi ngờ, sự bị nghi ngờ 疑心

2. a slight quantity or trace. There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone. sweem مَسْحَةٌ من، أثَر нотка toque náznak die Spur antydning ίχνος, υποψίαpizca, atisbo, nota aim, noot نشانه aavistus soupçonשמץ पुट slutnja, trag egy csepp... tanda-tanda vottur traccia, pizzico 気味 낌새 atspalvis, šešėlis, truputis, priemaiša pieskaņa unsur zweemanelse, tankeodrobina, ślad نښه toque suspiciune оттенок náznak kanec trag aning, antydan ร่องรอย iz, eser 一點點 присмак; відтінок بد گمانی، بے اعتباری một thoáng, một chút 一点点

suspicious (səˈspiʃəs) adjective

1. having or showing suspicion. I'm always suspicious of men like him; a suspicious glance. wantrouig مُرْتاب، شاكٌّ في، ظَنون мнителен desconfiado nedůvěřivý mißtrauisch mistænksom καχύποπτοςdesconfiado kahtlustav بد گمان epäluuloinen méfiant, soupçonneux חַשדָנִי संदेही, शकी sumnjičav, nepovjerljiv gyanakvó curiga tortrygginn sospettoso, diffidente 疑う 의심스러운 įtarus aizdomu pilns rasa sangsi wantrouwigmistenksom, mistroiskpodejrzliwy بدګمان desconfiado bănuitor, suspicios подозрительный nedôverčivý nezaupljiv sumnjičav misstänksam, misstrogen หวาดระแวง güvenmeyen, kuşkulu (具有或表示)懷疑的 підозрілий مشتبہ، شک کرنے والا có sự nghi ngờ （具有或表示）怀疑的

2. causing or arousing suspicion. suspicious circumstances. verdag مُريب، مُثير للشَّك съмнителен suspeito podezřelý verdächtig mistænkelig ύποπτος, που προκαλεί καχυποψία sospechoso kahtlustäratav مشكوك epäilyttävä suspectחשוד संदेहजनक, संदिग्ध sumnjiv gyanús mencurigakan grunsamlegur sospetto 怪しい 의심을 일으키는 įtartinas aizdomīgs menimbulkan kesangsian verdachtmistenkeligpodejrzany مشکوک suspeito suspect подозрительный podozrivý sumljiv sumnjiv misstänkt, suspekt น่าสงสัย kuşkulu, şüphe uyandıran 可疑的 підозрілий شک آمیز gây ra nghi ngờ, khả nghi 可疑的，引起怀疑的

suspiciously (səˈspiʃəsli) adverb

verdag بصورةٍ مُريبَه أو مُثيرَة للشَّك подозрително de modo suspeito nedůvěřivě, podezřele verdächtig mistænkeligt καχύποπτα con desconfianza; sospechosamente kahtlustavalt از روي بدگماني epäilyttävästi avec méfiance, d'une manière suspecte בְּצורָה מְעוֹרֶרֶת חֲשָד शकपूर्वक, संदिग्धता से sumnjivo, nepovjerljivo gyanúsan; gyanakvóan secara mencurigakan grunsamlega sospettosamente, con diffidenza 疑い深く 의심스럽게 įtartinai, įtariai aizdomīgi; ar aizdomām menimbulkan kesangsian verdachtbetenkelig, mistenkelig podejrzliwie د بدګمانی له مخی de modo suspeito cu sus­pi­ciune; într-un mod suspect подозрительно nedôverčivo, podozrivo sumljivo sumnjivo misstänksamt, misstänkt อย่างเต็มไปด้วยความสังสัย kuşkuyla, şüphe uyandıracak şekilde 可疑地，懷疑著 підозріло مشکوک انداز میں có sự nghi ngờ, khả nghi 可疑地，怀疑着

suˈspiciousness noun

verdagtheid إرْتِياب، إثارَة للشَّك подозрителност desconfiança podezíravost das Mißtrauen mistænksomhed καχυποψίαdesconfianza; carácter sospechoso kahtlustus بدگماني epäluuloisuus caractère soupçonneux/suspect חשדנות sumnjičavost, sumnjivost gyanússág keadaan mencurigakan grunsemd; tortryggni sospettosità, diffidenza 疑わしさ 의심스러움 įtarumas aizdomīgums menimbulkan kesangsian verdachtheid, argwanendheid mistenkelighet; mistenksomhet podejrzliwość بد ګمانی desconfiança caracter suspicios/ sus­pect подозрительность podozrievavosť sumljivost sumnjivost misstänksamhet, misstänkthet ความสงสัย kuşkulu olma, şüphe uyandırma 可疑性 підозрілість بد گمانی، شک آمیزی tính nghi ngờ, tính khả nghi 可疑性

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suspect

→ مُشْتَبَهٌ بِهِ, يَشْتَبِهُ بِ domnívat se, podezřelý have mistanke om, mistænkt verdächtigen, Verdächtiger υποπτεύομαι, ύποπτος sospechar, sospechoso epäillä, epäilty soupçonner, suspect osumnjičeni, sumnjati sospettare, sospetto 容疑者, 疑いをかける 용의자, 의심하다 verdachte, vermoeden mistenke, mistenkt podejrzany, podejrzewać suspeitar, suspeito подозреваемый, подозревать misstänka, misstänkt ผู้ต้องสงสัย, สงสัย kuşkulanmak, zanlı nghi ngờ, người bị tình nghi 嫌疑犯, 怀疑

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suspect

a. sospechoso-a.

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