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sus·pect
(sə-spĕkt′)v. sus·pect·ed, sus·pect·ing, sus·pects
v.tr.
1. To consider (something) to be true or probable on little or no evidence: I suspect they are very disappointed.
2. To have doubts about (something); distrust: I suspect his motives.
3. To consider (a person) guilty without proof: The police suspect her of murder.
v.intr.
To have suspicion.
n. (sŭs′pĕkt′)
One who is suspected, especially of having committed a crime.
adj. (sŭs′pĕkt′, sə-spĕkt′)
Open to or viewed with suspicion: a suspect policy; suspect motives.
[Middle English suspecten, from Old French suspecter, from Latin suspectāre, frequentative of suspicere, to look up at, suspect : su-, sub-, from below; see sub- + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
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suspect
vb
1. (tr) to believe guilty of a specified offence without proof
2. (tr) to think false, questionable, etc: she suspected his sincerity.
3. (tr; may take a clause as object) to surmise to be the case; think probable: to suspect fraud.
4. (intr) to have suspicion
n
a person who is under suspicion
adj
causing or open to suspicion
[C14: from Latin suspicere to mistrust, from sub- + specere to look]
susˈpecter n
ˈsuspectless adj
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sus•pect
(v. səˈspɛkt; n. ˈsʌs pɛkt; adj. ˈsʌs pɛkt, səˈspɛkt)v.t.
1. to believe to be guilty, with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
2. to doubt or mistrust: I suspect his motives.
3. to believe to be the case or to be likely or probable; surmise.
v.i. 4. to believe something, esp. something evil or wrong, to be the case; have suspicion.
n. 5. a person who is suspected, esp. one suspected of a crime or offense.
6. a person known to have committed an unlawful act.
adj. 7. suspected; open to or under suspicion.
[1250–1300; < Latin suspectus, past participle of suspicere to look up at = su- su- + specere to look at]
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suspect
1. In counterdrug operations, a track of interest where correlating information actually ties the track of interest to alleged illegal drug operations. See also counterdrug operations; special interest target; track of interest.
2. An identity applied to a track that is potentially hostile because of its characteristics, behavior, origin, or nationality. See also assumed friend; hostile; neutral; unknown.
2. An identity applied to a track that is potentially hostile because of its characteristics, behavior, origin, or nationality. See also assumed friend; hostile; neutral; unknown.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
suspect
Past participle: suspected
Gerund: suspecting
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| Noun | 1. |  suspect - someone who is under suspicion individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" murder suspect - someone suspected of committing murder robbery suspect - someone suspected of committing robbery |
| 2. |  suspect - a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accusedlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" accused - a defendant in a criminal proceeding codefendant, co-defendant - a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action | |
| Verb | 1. | suspect - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" |
| 2. |  suspect - regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence indisbelieve, discredit - reject as false; refuse to accept doubt - lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother" | |
| 3. | suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks" | |
| Adj. | 1. | suspect - not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin" |
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suspect
verb
1. believe, feel, guess, consider, suppose, conclude, fancy, speculate, conjecture, surmise, hazard a guess, have a sneaking suspicion, think probable I suspect they were right.
believe be certain, be confident of, know, buy (slang), accept, swallow (informal)
believe be certain, be confident of, know, buy (slang), accept, swallow (informal)
2. distrust, doubt, mistrust, smell a rat (informal), harbour suspicions about, have your doubts about You don't really think he suspects you, do you?
distrust trust, have faith in, think innocent
distrust trust, have faith in, think innocent
noun
adjective
1. dubious, doubtful, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), questionable, fishy (informal), iffy (informal), open to suspicion Delegates evacuated the building when a suspect package was found.
dubious innocent, above suspicion
dubious innocent, above suspicion
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suspect
verbadjectiveOf dubious character:
Informal: fishy.
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Translations
مُشْتَبَهٌ بِهِمُشْتَبَه بِه، مَشْبوهمَشْكوك فيه، مَشْبوهيَرْتابُ في، يَشْتَبِهيَشْتَبِهُ بِ
podezřelýpodezřívat-ádomnívat senedůvěřovat
mistænktmistrosuspekttvivlsomhave mistanke om
epäilläepäilty
osumnjičenisumnjati
gyanúsítgyanúsítottgyanakodikgyanakszik
grunagrunsamlegurmaîur sem er grunaîur um e-îtortryggja
容疑者疑いをかける
용의자의심하다
įtariamasisįtarimasįtartiįtarumasžiūrėti su įtarimu į
aizdomās turētaisaizdomīgsapšaubāmsapšaubītlikties
podozrievať
domnevatiosumljenecsumiti
misstänkamisstänkt
ผู้ต้องสงสัยสงสัย
nghi ngờngười bị tình nghi
suspect
[ˈsʌspekt]A. ADJ [person, package] → sospechoso; [motives] → dudoso, sospechoso; [testimony] → dudoso
his credentials are suspect → su historial deja lugar a muchas dudas
his credentials are suspect → su historial deja lugar a muchas dudas
B. N → sospechoso/a m/f
the prime or chief suspect is the butler → el principal sospechoso es el mayordomo
is she a suspect? → ¿está ella bajo sospecha?
the usual suspects (fig) → los de siempre, los habituales
the prime or chief suspect is the butler → el principal sospechoso es el mayordomo
is she a suspect? → ¿está ella bajo sospecha?
the usual suspects (fig) → los de siempre, los habituales
C. [səsˈpekt] VT
1. (= have suspicions about) [+ person] → sospechar de; [+ plot] → sospechar la existencia de
he never suspected her → él nunca sospechó de ella
to suspect sb of a crime → sospechar que algn ha cometido un crimen
I suspect her of having stolen it → sospecho que ella lo ha robado
he suspects nothing → no sospecha nada
he never suspected her → él nunca sospechó de ella
to suspect sb of a crime → sospechar que algn ha cometido un crimen
I suspect her of having stolen it → sospecho que ella lo ha robado
he suspects nothing → no sospecha nada
2. (= believe) I suspect it's not paid for → sospecho que or me temo que no está remunerado
I suspect it may be true → tengo la sospecha de que puede ser verdad, sospecho que or me temo que puede ser verdad
foul play is not suspected → no se advierten indicios de juego sucio
I suspected you weren't listening → me figuraba or me imaginaba que no estabas escuchando
I suspected as much → ya me lo figuraba or imaginaba
I suspect it may be true → tengo la sospecha de que puede ser verdad, sospecho que or me temo que puede ser verdad
foul play is not suspected → no se advierten indicios de juego sucio
I suspected you weren't listening → me figuraba or me imaginaba que no estabas escuchando
I suspected as much → ya me lo figuraba or imaginaba
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
suspect
[ˈsʌspɛkt] n → suspect(e) m/f
[səˈspɛkt] vt
(= believe likely) to suspect (that) ... → soupçonner que ...
He suspected that she was using heroin → Il soupçonnait qu'elle prenait de l'héroïne.
I suspect the boy is in love → Je soupçonne que le garçon est amoureux.
He suspected that she was using heroin → Il soupçonnait qu'elle prenait de l'héroïne.
I suspect the boy is in love → Je soupçonne que le garçon est amoureux.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
suspect
adj → verdächtig, suspekt
n → Verdächtige(r) mf
vt
person → verdächtigen (→ of sth einer Sache gen), → in Verdacht haben; plot, swindle → vermuten, ahnen, argwöhnen (geh); I suspect her of having stolen it/written it → ich habe sie im Verdacht or ich verdächtige sie, es gestohlen/geschrieben zu haben; he is suspected of being a member of this sect, he is a suspected member of this sect → er steht im Verdacht or man verdächtigt ihn, Mitglied dieser Sekte zu sein; the suspected bank robber/terrorist etc → der mutmaßliche Bankräuber/Terrorist etc; he suspects nothing → er ahnt nichts; does he suspect anything? → hat er Verdacht geschöpft?
(= think likely) → vermuten; I suspected as much → das habe ich doch vermutet or geahnt, das habe ich mir doch gedacht; a suspected case of measles → ein Fall, bei dem Verdacht auf Masern besteht; he was taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack → er wurde mit dem Verdacht auf Herzinfarkt ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert; suspected cases of child abuse → mögliche Fälle von Kindesmissbrauch
vi → einen Verdacht haben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
suspect
[adj, n ˈsʌspɛkt; vb səˈspɛkt]1. adj → sospetto/a
3. vt (person) to suspect (of) → sospettare (di); (think likely) to suspect that → sospettare che + sub, supporre che + sub
to suspect sb of a crime → sospettare qn di un delitto
I suspect his motives → non mi convince
I suspect that he is the author → immagino che sia lui l'autore
he suspects nothing → non sospetta niente
to suspect sb of a crime → sospettare qn di un delitto
I suspect his motives → non mi convince
I suspect that he is the author → immagino che sia lui l'autore
he suspects nothing → non sospetta niente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
suspect
(səˈspekt) verb1. to think (a person etc) guilty. Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.
2. to distrust. I suspected her motives / air of honesty.
3. to think probable. I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.
noun (ˈsaspekt) a person who is thought guilty. There are three possible suspects in this murder case.
adjective not trustworthy. I think his statement is suspect.
suspicion (səˈspiʃən) noun1. the process of suspecting or being suspected; the/a feeling causing a person to suspect. They looked at each other with suspicion; I have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.
2. a slight quantity or trace. There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.
suspicious (səˈspiʃəs) adjective1. having or showing suspicion. I'm always suspicious of men like him; a suspicious glance.
2. causing or arousing suspicion. suspicious circumstances.
suspiciously (səˈspiʃəsli) adverbsuˈspiciousness noun
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suspect
→ مُشْتَبَهٌ بِهِ, يَشْتَبِهُ بِ domnívat se, podezřelý have mistanke om, mistænkt verdächtigen, Verdächtiger υποπτεύομαι, ύποπτος sospechar, sospechoso epäillä, epäilty soupçonner, suspect osumnjičeni, sumnjati sospettare, sospetto 容疑者, 疑いをかける 용의자, 의심하다 verdachte, vermoeden mistenke, mistenkt podejrzany, podejrzewać suspeitar, suspeito подозреваемый, подозревать misstänka, misstänkt ผู้ต้องสงสัย, สงสัย kuşkulanmak, zanlı nghi ngờ, người bị tình nghi 嫌疑犯, 怀疑Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
suspect
a. sospechoso-a.
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