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{ "term": "suggest", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "suggest", "heSheIt": "suggests" }, "pastSimple": "suggested", "pastParticiple": "suggested", "ingForm": "suggesting" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to put forward an idea or a plan for other people to think about", "sensetop": "suggest somethingsuggest something to somebodysuggest itselfsuggest itself to somebodysuggest (that)…suggest doing somethingit is suggested that…+ speech", "labels": "(British English also)(British English or formal, North American English)(especially North American English)(British English or formal, North American English)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I'd like to suggest a different explanation for the company's decline.", "contextForm": "suggest something" }, { "text": "The designer is known for suggesting innovative ideas to her clients.", "contextForm": "suggest something to somebody" }, { "text": "He thought long and hard, but no answer suggested itself.", "contextForm": "suggest itself" }, { "text": "A solution immediately suggested itself to me *(= I immediately thought of a solution)*.", "contextForm": "suggest itself to somebody" }, { "text": "I **strongly suggest **(that) you don't get involved.", "contextForm": "suggest (that)…" }, { "text": "I suggested going in my car.", "contextForm": "suggest doing something" }, { "text": "It has been suggested that bright children take their exams early.", "contextForm": "it is suggested that…" }, { "text": "It has been suggested that bright children should take their exams early." }, { "text": "‘We could go for a drive,’ Nate suggested hopefully.", "contextForm": "+ speech" }, { "text": "I suggest (that) we go out to eat." }, { "text": "She suggested using white text on a black background." }, { "text": "The report suggested a two-stage process." }, { "text": "‘Shall I tell them you're unwell?’ Alice suggested helpfully." }, { "text": "He suggested to the committee that they delay making a decision." }, { "text": "I tentatively suggested that she might be happier working somewhere else." }, { "text": "I strongly suggest keeping personal and business accounts separate." }, { "text": "I would suggest that you see your doctor about this." }, { "text": "It seems reasonable to suggest that all life forms on earth share a common origin." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["highly", "strongly", "tentatively"], "verb + suggest": [ "seem reasonable to", "be far-fetched to", "seem far-fetched to" ], "preposition": ["as", "for", "to"], "phrases": ["can I suggest…", "I suggest…", "I would suggest…"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to tell somebody about a suitable person, thing, method, etc. for a particular job or purpose", "sensetop": "suggest somebody/something for somethingsuggest somebody/something as somethingsuggest somebody/somethingsuggest how, what, etc…", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Who would you suggest for the job?", "contextForm": "suggest somebody/something for something" }, { "text": "She suggested Paris as a good place for the conference.", "contextForm": "suggest somebody/something as something" }, { "text": "She suggested John as chairman." }, { "text": "Can you suggest a better way of doing it?", "contextForm": "suggest somebody/something" }, { "text": "May I suggest a white wine with this dish, Sir?" }, { "text": "There is a **suggested donation** of $5 to attend the show." }, { "text": "Can you suggest how I might contact him?", "contextForm": "suggest how, what, etc…" } ], "synonyms": "recommend", "topics": ["Suggestions and advice"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to put an idea into somebody’s mind; to make somebody think that something is true", "sensetop": "suggest (that)…suggest somethingsuggest something to somebody", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "All the **evidence suggests** (that) he stole the money.", "contextForm": "suggest (that)…" }, { "text": "Recent **studies suggest** the possibility of a cure for the disease.", "contextForm": "suggest something" }, { "text": "Some believe that organic foods offer no health benefits, but this research **suggests otherwise**." }, { "text": "The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack." }, { "text": "The stage lighting was used to suggest a beach scene." }, { "text": "What do these results suggest to you?", "contextForm": "suggest something to somebody" }, { "text": "There is no evidence to suggest the presence of infection." }, { "text": "The novel implicitly suggests that racism can explain the murder." }, { "text": "The evidence suggests quite strongly that the fire was caused by an explosion." }, { "text": "The ending is meant to suggest a form of redemption." } ], "synonyms": "indicate", "collocations": { "adverb": ["certainly", "clearly", "strongly"], "verb + suggest": ["seem to", "be meant to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to state something indirectly", "sensetop": "suggest (that)…suggest something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Are you suggesting (that) I’m lazy?", "contextForm": "suggest (that)…" }, { "text": "I’m not suggesting (that) she was responsible for the accident." }, { "text": "I would never suggest such a thing.", "contextForm": "suggest something" }, { "text": "It is not far-fetched to suggest a connection between them." }, { "text": "You're not seriously suggesting that is a plausible explanation?" }, { "text": "I do not mean to suggest that the poem is purely biographical." }, { "text": "I am merely suggesting that there is more than one way to view this matter." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["highly", "strongly", "tentatively"], "verb + suggest": [ "seem reasonable to", "be far-fetched to", "seem far-fetched to" ], "preposition": ["as", "for", "to"], "phrases": ["can I suggest…", "I suggest…", "I would suggest…"] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒest/", "audio": "su/suggest/suggest__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒests/", "audio": "su/suggest/suggests__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒestɪd/", "audio": "su/suggest/suggested__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒestɪŋ/", "audio": "su/suggest/suggesting__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒest//səɡˈdʒest/", "audio": "su/suggest/suggest__us_1_rr.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒests//səɡˈdʒests/", "audio": "su/suggest/suggests__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒestɪd//səɡˈdʒestɪd/", "audio": "su/suggest/suggested__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒestɪŋ//səɡˈdʒestɪŋ/", "audio": "su/suggest/suggesting__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent.: from Latin suggest- ‘suggested, prompted’, from the verb suggerere, from sub- ‘from below’ + gerere ‘bring’." }