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)
- To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
- Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?
- 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
- To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
- This meeting venue was suggested to us by our boss.
- 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...
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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).
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