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sug·gest  (sg-jst, s-jst)

tr.v. sug·gest·ed, sug·gest·ing, sug·gests

1. To offer for consideration or action; propose: suggest things for children to do; suggested that we take a walk.

2. To bring or call to mind by logic or association; evoke: a cloud that suggests a mushroom; a ringlike symbol suggesting unity.

3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply: a silence that suggested disapproval.

4. To serve as or provide a motive for; prompt or demand: Such a crime suggests apt punishment.

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[Latin suggerere, suggest- : sub-, up; see sub- + gerere, to carry.]

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sug·gester n.

Synonyms: suggest, imply, hint, intimate², insinuate
These verbs mean to convey thoughts or ideas by indirection. Suggest refers to the calling of something to mind as the result of an association of ideas: "his erect and careless attitude suggesting assurance and power" (Joseph Conrad).
To imply is to suggest a thought or an idea by letting it be inferred from something else, such as a statement, that is more explicit: The effusive praise the professor heaped on one of the students seemed to imply disapproval of the rest.
Hint refers to an oblique or covert suggestion that often contains clues: My imagination supplied the explanation you only hinted at.
Intimate applies to indirect, subtle expression that often reflects discretion, tact, or reserve: She intimated that her neighbors were having marital problems.
To insinuate is to suggest something, usually something unpleasant, in a covert, sly, and underhanded manner: The columnist insinuated that the candidate raised money unethically.

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suggest [səˈdʒɛst (US) səgˈdʒɛst]

vb (tr; may take a clause as object)

1. to put forward (a plan, idea, etc.) for consideration I suggest Smith for the post a plan suggested itself

2. to evoke (a person, thing, etc.) in the mind of someone by the association of ideas that painting suggests home to me

3. to give an indirect or vague hint of his face always suggests his peace of mind

[from Latin suggerere to bring up, from sub- + gerere to bring]

suggester  n

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suggest - To suggest something is, etymologically, to "carry it under," from Latin sub-, "under" and gerere, "bring, carry."

See also related terms for suggestion.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	suggest - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" propose, advise advocate, recommend, urge - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" advance, throw out - bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" proposition - suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party" feed back - respond to a query or outcome put forward, state, submit, posit - put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" make a motion, move - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
	2.	suggest - drop a hint; intimate by a hint hint intimate, adumbrate, insinuate - give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" clue in - provide someone with a clue; "Can you clue me in?" convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" allude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
	3.	suggest - imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" intimate imply - suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic make out - imply or suggest; "Your remarks make me out to be stupid"
	4.	suggest - suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" indicate inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
	5.	suggest - call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness" paint a picture, evoke evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" reek, smack, smell - have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" incriminate, inculpate, imply - suggest that someone is guilty

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suggest

verb

1. recommend, propose, advise, move, table, counsel, advocate, prescribe, put forward, propound, offer a suggestion I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past.

2. indicate, show, demonstrate, give the impression, lead you to believe The figures suggest that their success is conditional on this restriction.

3. hint at, imply, insinuate, intimate, get at, drive at (informal) What exactly are you suggesting?

4. bring to mind, evoke, remind you of, smack of, connote, make you think of, put you in mind of Its hairy body suggests a mammal.

Translations

suggest [səˈdʒest] VT

1. (= propose, put forward) [+ plan, candidate, idea etc] → sugerir, proponer
to suggest sth to sb → sugerir algo a algn, proponer algo a algn
I suggested to him that we go out for a drink → le sugerí or propuse ir a tomar algo
I suggested taking her out to dinner → propuse llevarla a cenar
could you suggest someone to advise me? → ¿se te ocurre alguien que me pueda aconsejar?
an idea suggested itself (to me) → se me ocurrió una idea
nothing suggests itself → no se me ocurre nada

2. (= advise) → aconsejar
we suggest you contact him → le aconsejamos que contacte con él
he suggested that they (should) go or that they went to London → les aconsejó que fueran a Londres
to suggest doing sth → aconsejar que se haga algo

3. (= imply) → insinuar
what are you trying to suggest? → ¿qué insinúas?
I'm not suggesting that the accident was your fault → no estoy insinuando que el accidente fuera culpa tuya
it has been suggested that → se ha insinuado que ...

4. (= evoke) → sugerir, hacer pensar en
what does that smell suggest to you? → ¿qué te sugiere ese olor?, ¿en qué te hace pensar ese olor?

5. (= indicate) → parecer indicar
this suggests that → esto hace pensar que ...
the coins suggest a Roman settlement → las monedas parecen indicar or nos hacen pensar que era una colonia romana
it doesn't exactly suggest a careful man → no parece indicar que sea un hombre cauteloso

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suggest [səˈdʒɛst] vt

(= propose) → suggérer
I suggested they set off early → Je leur ai suggéré de partir de bonne heure.
What do you suggest I do? → Que me suggérez-vous de faire?
to suggest doing sth → suggérer de faire qch
I suggested taking her out to dinner → J'ai suggéré de l'emmener dîner quelque part.

(= recommend) → suggérer
Can you suggest someone to advise me? → Pouvez-vous me suggérer quelqu'un pour me conseiller?

(= imply) → insinuer
I'm not suggesting that is what is happening → Je n'insinue pas que c'est ce qui se passe.

(= indicate) → suggérer
Earlier reports suggested a meeting would take place on Sunday → Les rapports précédents suggéraient qu'une rencontre aurait lieu dimanche.

(= evoke) → suggérer
What does this word suggest to you? → Qu'est-ce que ce mot vous suggère?

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suggest

vt

(= propose) candidate, place, idea etc → vorschlagen; I suggest that we go, I suggest going → ich schlage vor, zu gehen or (dass) wir gehen; what do you suggest we do? → was schlagen Sie vor?; are you suggesting I should tell a deliberate lie? → soll das heißen, dass ich bewusst lügen soll?; I am suggesting nothing of the kind → das habe ich nicht gesagt

(= put forward for consideration) explanation, theory → nahelegen, vorbringen; I suggest (to you) that … (esp Jur) → ich möchte (Ihnen) nahelegen, dass …

(= insinuate, hint at) → andeuten; (unpleasantly) → unterstellen; what are you trying to suggest? → worauf wollen Sie hinaus?, was wollen Sie damit sagen?; I’m not trying to suggest that he’s lying → ich will damit nicht unterstellen or sagen, dass er lügt

(= indicate, facts, data, sb’s action) → andeuten, hindeuten auf (+acc); (= evoke, music, poem) → denken lassen an (+acc); (symbolism, colours) → andeuten; it certainly suggests complicity → das deutet zweifellos auf Mittäterschaft hin; the symptoms would suggest an operation → die Symptome lassen eine Operation angeraten erscheinen

(Psych) to suggest something to somebody → jdm etw suggerieren

vr (idea, thought, plan) → sich aufdrängen, sich anbieten

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suggest [səˈdʒɛst] vt (gen) → suggerire, proporre; (evoke) → indicare, far pensare a
to suggest doing sth → proporre or suggerire di fare qc
it was you who suggested coming → sei stato tu a voler venire
he suggested (that) they should come too → ha proposto or suggerito che venissero anche loro
this suggests that ... → questo fa pensare or indica che...
what are you trying to suggest? → cosa stai cercando di insinuare?
nothing suggests itself → non mi viene in mente niente
what do you suggest I do? → cosa mi suggerisci di fare?

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suggest

v suggest [səˈdʒest, (American also ) səg-]

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 navrhnout foreslå vorschlagen προτείνω sugerir; 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 suggereren foreslå proponować 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 naznačit; napadnout antyde; dukke op andeuten 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 suggereren antyde; melde seg, trenge seg på sugerować 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

n sugˈgestion [-tʃən]

1 the act of suggesting. voorstel إيحاء، إقْتِراح предлагане naznačení forslag der Vorschlag υπόδειξη sugerencia ettepanek پيشنهاد ehdotus suggestion הַצָעָה 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 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 návrh forslag der Vorschlag πρόταση, εισήγηση sugerencia, propuesta ettepanek عقيده ehdotus suggestion הַצָעָה प्रस्ताव prijedlog, sugestija ajánlat saran tillaga suggerimento 提案 제안 pasiūlymas ierosinājums; ieteikums cadangan voorstel forslag sugestia, propozycja 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 náznak antydning die Spur ίχνος, υπόνοια insinuación; indicio, asomo, nota märk, noot نظريه häivähdys trace, soupçon רֶמֶז संकेत trag, prizvuk utalás; jel tanda-tanda vottur traccia, sfumatura 気味 암시 šešėlis, žymė mājiens; norādījums; pieskaņa sedikit tanda zweem antydning ślad traço insinuare, aluzie оттенок náznak kanček trag antydan, anstrykning ร่องรอย emare, iz, eser 細微跡象 натяк; вказівка خفیف سی جھلک ý ám thị 细微迹象

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suggest → يَقْتَرِح navrhnout foreslå vorschlagen υπονοώ sugerir ehdottaa suggérer predložiti suggerire 提案する 제안하다 suggereren foreslå zasugerować sugerir предлагать föreslå แนะนำ önermek gợi ý 建议