suggest

verb

1. 1

   To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).

   Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?

2. 2

   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.

   , Book II, Chapter III Some ideas […] are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection.

   In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man.

   The [British Heart Foundation's] data […] suggests there has been little improvement in eating, drinking and exercise habits in spite of the concern about obesity and the launch of the government's child measurement programme, which warns parents if their children are overweight. About a third of under-16s across the UK are either overweight or obese.

3. 3

   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.

   The guidebook suggested that we visit the local cathedral, so that's what we did.

   But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party.

4. 4

   obsoleteTo seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.

   Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested.

Forms

past tense

suggested

past participle

suggested

present participle

suggesting

third person singular

suggests