suspect

/sˈʌspɛkt/

/ˈsəsˌpɛkt/, /səˈspɛkt/

to suspect

MAIN VERB

sospetto

to think that something is probably true, especially something bad, without having proof

sinonimo : surmise

sospettare

to think that someone has committed a crime, without proof

Suspect

sospetto

a person or thing that is thought to be the cause of something, particularly something bad

sospetto

someone who is believed to be guilty of an offence

sinonimo : defendant

contrari : plaintiff

Esempio

1. The police took the suspect into custody.

2. The police finally got the suspect after a high-speed chase.

3. The suspects are in the wind.

4. One suspects that he is writing with tongue in cheek.