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suggested

UK/səˈd͡ʒɛstɪd//sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛstɪd/

suggested is the simple past and past participle of suggest.

Meaning of suggest

Verb

suggest (third-person singular simple present suggests, present participle suggesting, simple past and past participle suggested)

  1. (transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
    • Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?
  2. (transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
    • The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.
    Synonyms:
    evoke
  3. (transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
    • This meeting venue was suggested to us by our boss.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.
    • Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested.c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of suggested

comparativemore suggested
superlativemost suggested

Words formed from suggested

Phrases with suggested

Questions about suggested

What is suggested the simple past and past participle of?
Suggested is the simple past and past participle of suggest.
How do you pronounce suggested?
Suggested is pronounced /səˈd͡ʒɛstɪd/ (UK).

Words near suggested in the dictionary

  1. sugged
  2. suggest
  3. suggest itself
  4. suggesta
  5. suggestable
  6. suggested
  7. suggested itself
  8. suggestedness
  9. suggester
  10. suggesters
  11. suggestful

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