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suggests

Syllables: sug·gestsUK/səˈd͡ʒɛsts//sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛsts/

suggests is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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...

Phrases with suggests

Words that rhyme with suggests

Questions about suggests

What is suggests the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Suggests is the third-person singular simple present indicative of suggest.
How do you pronounce suggests?
Suggests is pronounced /səˈd͡ʒɛsts/ (UK).

Words near suggests in the dictionary

  1. suggestopedy
  2. suggestor
  3. suggestors
  4. suggestress
  5. suggestresses
  6. suggests
  7. suggests itself
  8. suggestum
  9. suggestums
  10. suggie
  11. suggilate

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