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   suspect

   verb

   • 1. have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof: "if you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light" Similar have a suspicionhave a feelingfeelbe inclined to thinkfancyreckonguesssurmiseconjecturethinkthink it probable/likelyhave a sneaking feelinghave a hunchbe of the opinionsupposeconcludeexpectpresumeconsiderdeduceinfergleansenseimaginebe afraidfearhave a forebodingformal:opineOpposite know
   • ▪ believe or feel that (someone) is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant act, without certain proof: "parents suspected of child abuse" Similar regard as guiltythink to be guiltyregard as a wrongdoer
   • 2. doubt the genuineness or truth of: "a broker whose honesty he had no reason to suspect" Similar doubtdistrustmistrusthave doubts aboutharbour suspicions abouthave misgivings aboutbe sceptical abouthave qualms aboutbe suspicious ofbe wary offeel chary aboutfeel uneasy abouthave/harbour reservations abouthave a funny feeling aboutinformal:smell a rat about

   noun

   • 1. a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offence: "the police have arrested a suspect"

   adjective

   • 1. not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false: "a suspect package was found on the platform"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus ‘mistrusted’, past participle of suspicere, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › suspectSuspect Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : to imagine (one) to be guilty or culpable on slight evidence or without proof. suspect him of giving false information. 2. : to have doubts of : distrust. suspects her motives. 3. : to imagine to exist or be true, likely, or probable.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUSPECT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong, or something believed to have caused something bad: Police have issued a photograph of the suspect.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUSPECT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Suspect things or people are ones that you think may be dangerous or may be less good or genuine than they appear. Delegates evacuated the building when a suspect package was found. The firm has taken out adverts urging customers to return suspect products.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › suspectSUSPECT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong, or something believed to have caused something bad: Police have issued a photograph of the suspect.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › suspectSuspect - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   A suspect is a person who is believed to be guilty of a crime. If you leave the scene of a murder with blood on your hands and a weapon in your pocket, you’re likely to become a prime suspect.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionsuspect verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   suspect. [transitive, intransitive] to have an idea that something is probably true or likely to happen, especially something bad, but without having definite proof.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › suspectSuspect - definition of suspect by The Free Dictionary

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   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.