English

Etymology
L. suspectus, perfect passive participle of suspicere, from sus-, combining form of sub#Latin|sub, under, + spicere, to appear.

Pronunciation
Verb:
*s�sp�kt', /s�s�p�kt/, /<tt>s@s"pEkt</tt>/
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Noun and adjective:
*sŭs'p�kt, /�s�sp�kt/, /<tt>"sVspEkt</tt>/
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�kt|-�kt

Verb
en-verb

1. transitiveTo imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence.

#:I suspect his theory.

1. transitiveTo distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

#:I suspect him of lying.

1. transitiveTo believe (someone) to be guilty without proof.

#:If you asked me who the thief is, I would suspect him.

1. intransitive To have suspicion.

Synonyms
i-c|imagine or suppose to be true without evidence imagine, suppose, think
i-c|distrust|have doubts about distrust, doubt
i-c|believe to be guilty accuse, point the finger at

Translations
trans-top| imagine or suppose to be true without evidence
Finnish: epäillä
German: verdächtigen
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trans-top|distrust, have doubts about
Finnish: epäillä
German: suspekt
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trans-top|believe to be guilty
Arabic: ARchar|...اشتب� ب unicode|(ištábaha bi...)
Chinese: ��, �� (huáiyí)
Danish: suspekt
Dutch: verdenken
Finnish: epäillä
French: soupçonner
German: verdächtigen
Hungarian: gyanúsitani
Italian: sospettare
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Japanese: �� (����, utagau)
Korean: ���� (euisimhada)
Portuguese: suspeitar
Russian: подоз�ева�� (podozrevát�)
Slovene: sumiti
Spanish: sospechar
Swedish: misstänka
Telugu: �న�మాని��� (anumaaniMchu)
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trans-top|have suspicion
Finnish: epäillä
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Noun
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en-noun

1. A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

#:Round up the usual suspects. &mdash; Casablanca

Translations
trans-top|a person who is suspected of something
Finnish: epäilty
German: Verdächtige m f
Telugu: �న�మానిత�డ� (anumaanituDu) m, �న�మానిత�రాల� (anumaanituraalu) f
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Adjective
en-adj

1. To be viewed with suspicion.

#:The figures in these accounts look suspect &mdash; I think someone has been cook the books|cooking the books.

Synonyms
i-c|to be viewed with suspicion dodgy (informal), doubtful, dubious, fishy (informal), suspicious

Translations
trans-top|to be viewed with suspicion
Czech: podez�elý m
Finnish: epäilyttävä (of things and actions), epäilyksenalainen (of a person)
German: verdächtig
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Category:English heteronyms

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it:suspect
hu:suspect
ja:suspect
pl:suspect
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fi:suspect
ta:suspect
te:suspect
vi:suspect
zh:suspect

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