suspect

CEFRB1

/səˈspɛkt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To think something is probably true.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person believed to have committed a crime.

Examples

  • The fingerprints left on the weapon correspond with the suspect's.

  • The suspect has dark hair and green eyes.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /səˈspekt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To believe (someone) to be guilty.

  2. To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

  3. To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

More examples

In context

  • The witnesses were able to refute the false testimony of the suspect.

  • I suspect him of being the thief.

  • to suspect the truth of a story

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The detective began to blank the butler after finding his fingerprints on the weapon.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Old French suspect, from Latin suspectus, perfect passive participle of suspiciō (“mistrust, suspect”), from sub (“under”), + speciō (“watch, look at”).