Suggest Suggested I Suggesting Səˈdʒest Thought Immediately Strongly

• i'd like to suggest a different explanation for the company's decline.
• the designer is known for suggesting innovative ideas to her clients.
• he thought long and hard, but no answer suggested itself.
• a solution immediately suggested itself to me (= i immediately thought of a solution).

suggest

Verb Forms

1. to put forward an idea or a plan for other people to think about
• SYNONYM propose
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/propose
• I'd like to suggest a different explanation for the company's decline.
• The designer is known for suggesting innovative ideas to her clients.
• He thought long and hard, but no answer suggested itself.
• A solution immediately suggested itself to me (= I immediately thought of a solution).
• I strongly suggest (that) you don't get involved.
• I suggested going in my car.
• It has been suggested that bright children take their exams early.
• It has been suggested that bright children should take their exams early.
• ‘We could go for a drive,’ Nate suggested hopefully.

Extra Examples

• I suggest (that) we go out to eat.
• She suggested using white text on a black background.
• The report suggested a two-stage process.
• ‘Shall I tell them you're unwell?’ Alice suggested helpfully.
• He suggested to the committee that they delay making a decision.
• I tentatively suggested that she might be happier working somewhere else.
• I strongly suggest keeping personal and business accounts separate.
• I would suggest that you see your doctor about this.
• It seems reasonable to suggest that all life forms on earth share a common origin.
2. to tell somebody about a suitable person, thing, method, etc. for a particular job or purpose
• SYNONYM recommend
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/recommend
• Who would you suggest for the job?
• She suggested Paris as a good place for the conference.
• She suggested John as chairman.
• Can you suggest a better way of doing it?
• May I suggest a white wine with this dish, Sir?
• There is a suggested donation of $5 to attend the show.
• Can you suggest how I might contact him?
3. to put an idea into somebody’s mind; to make somebody think that something is true
• SYNONYM indicate
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/indicate
• All the evidence suggests (that) he stole the money.
• Recent studies suggest the possibility of a cure for the disease.
• Some believe that organic foods offer no health benefits, but this research suggests otherwise.
• The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack.
• The stage lighting was used to suggest a beach scene.
• What do these results suggest to you?

Extra Examples

• There is no evidence to suggest the presence of learning difficulties.
• The novel implicitly suggests that racism can explain the murder.
• The evidence suggests quite strongly that the fire was caused by an explosion.
• The ending is meant to suggest a form of redemption.
4. to state something indirectly
• SYNONYM imply
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/imply
• Are you suggesting (that) I’m lazy?
• I’m not suggesting (that) she was responsible for the accident.
• I would never suggest such a thing.
• It is not far-fetched to suggest a connection between them.
• You're not seriously suggesting that is a plausible explanation?
• I do not mean to suggest that the poem is purely biographical.
• I am merely suggesting that there is more than one way to view this matter.

Word Origin

• early 16th cent.: from Latin suggest- ‘suggested, prompted’, from the verb suggerere, from sub- ‘from below’ + gerere ‘bring’.