suggest.
To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
Meaning & usage
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.
To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
This meeting venue was suggested to us by our boss.
He suggests that we celebrate with dinner at Bellissimo. He suggests our celebrating with dinner at Bellissimo.
To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.
Where this word comes from
Coined based on Latin suggestus, perfect passive participle of suggerō (“bring up, bring under, lay beneath, furnish, supply, excite, advise, suggest”, verb), from sub (“from below, under”) + gerō (“bear, carry”, verb).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.