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to suspect
01
to think that something is probably true, especially something bad, without having proof
Transitive: to suspect that
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
state verb
regular
present tense
suspect
3rd person singular
suspects
present participle
suspecting
past simple
suspected
past participle
suspected
Examples
I suspect he's been lying about where he was last night.
02
to think that someone may have committed a crime, without having proof
Transitive: to suspect sb | to suspect sb of a crime
Examples
The police began to suspect him after they found his fingerprints at the crime scene.
03
to doubt the truth, honesty, or reliability of someone or something
Transitive: to suspect sth
Examples
After the unexpected system crash, the IT team suspected a possible malware attack.
Suspect
01
someone who is believed to be guilty of an offence
Grammatical Information
animacy status
human
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
suspects
Examples
The police arrested the suspect after matching his fingerprints to the crime scene.
02
a person or thing that is thought to be the cause of something, particularly something bad
Examples
The mechanics identified the old battery as the suspect in the car's recent performance issues.
suspect
01
having qualities that seem untrustworthy or questionable
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most suspect
Comparative
more suspect
gradable
Examples
The deal they offered seemed too good to be true, making it a suspect opportunity.
Lexical Tree
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