SUSPECT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of suspect in English
suspect verb [T]
(THINK LIKELY )
"Do you think she'll have told them?" "I suspect not/so ."
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suspect verb [T]
(THINK GUILTY )
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suspect verb [T]
(DOUBT )
(Definition of suspect from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
suspect | Intermediate English
suspect verb [T]
(THINK LIKELY )
suspect verb [T]
(THINK GUILTY )
suspect noun [C]
(GUILTY PERSON )
suspect adjective
(CAUSING DOUBT )
(Definition of suspect from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
Examples of suspect
suspect
He's also suspected of being in the country illegally.
All five of the suspects were found in the home, he said.
It turned out that the problems were much worse than anyone had suspected.
I would suspect that priming is to blame.
The suspects in this case are four 15-year-old boys.
Nineteen suspects have so far been identified, all of them migrants.
So if a body is recovered years later in any case, a suspect can be tried at any time.
I started to suspect something wasn't right but continued to deny the symptoms to myself.
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Translations of suspect
in Chinese (Traditional)
認為可能, 懷疑，猜想，認為（某事有可能）, 認為有罪…
in Chinese (Simplified)
认为可能, 怀疑，猜想，认为（某事有可能）, 认为有罪…
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sospechar, sospechar de, sospechoso…
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suspeitar, suspeito, suspeita…
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संशय येणे, संशय घेणे, शंका घेणे…
（犯罪の）容疑者, ～に嫌疑（容疑）をかける, ～を疑う…
soupçonner, présumer, suspecter…
sospitós, -osa, sospitar de…
verdenken, wantrouwen, vermoeden…
எதையாவது உண்மை அல்லது சாத்தியமானதாக நினைப்பது அல்லது நம்புவது, யாரோ ஒரு குற்றம் செய்திருக்கிறார்கள் அல்லது ஏதாவது தவறு செய்திருக்கிறார்கள் என்று நினைப்பது, நம்ப வேண்டாம்…
अनुमान या आशंका होना, किसी चीज़ के सच होने के बारे में सोचना या यकीन करना, संदेह करना…
mistænke, mistro, have på fornemmelsen…
mengesyaki, orang yang disyaki, dicurigai…
verdächtigen, misstrauen, argwöhnen…
mistenke, mistro, mistenkt [masculine]…
شبہ کرنا, اندیشہ کرنا, شبہ کی نظر سے دیکھنا…
підозрювати, сумніватися у правдивості, не довіряти…
подозреваемый, подозрительный, подозревать…
అనుమానితుడు, అనుమానిత, అనుమానం…
مَشْبوه, يَشْتَبِه في, يَظُنّ…
কোনোকিছু সত্য বা সম্ভব কিনা সন্দেহ করা, কাউকে অপরাধী হিসেবে সন্দেহ করা, বিশ্বাস না করা…
podezřívat, nedůvěřovat, obávat se…
mencurigai, tidak mempercayai, tersangka…
สงสัย, ระแวง, สงสัยว่าอาจเป็นไปได้…
cảm thấy ai đó có tội mà không có bằng chứng, không tin, hay nghi ngờ…
podejrzan-y/a, podejrzany, podejrzewać…
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