Suggest Suggested I Verb Idea Sth Mind Thought

sug·gest
\\səg-ˈjest, sə-ˈjest\\ transitive verb1.
  a. obsolete : to seek to influence :
  b. to call forth :

evoke

  c. to mention or imply as a possibility
      suggested that he might bring his family
  d. to propose as desirable or fitting
      suggest a stroll
  e. to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis
      suggest a solution to a problem
2.
  a. to call to mind by thought or association
      the explosion…suggested sabotage — F. L. Paxson
  b. to serve as a motive or inspiration for
      a play suggested by a historic incident
• sug·gest·er noun
Synonyms.
  , , , , mean to convey an idea indirectly. may stress putting into the mind by association of ideas, awakening of a desire, or initiating a train of thought
      a film title that suggests its subject matter
   is close to but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed
      measures implying that bankruptcy was imminent
   implies the use of slight or remote suggestion with a minimum of overt statement
      hinted that she might get the job
   stresses delicacy of suggestion without connoting any lack of candor
      intimates that there is more to the situation than meets the eye
   applies to the conveying of a usually unpleasant idea in a sly underhanded manner
      insinuated that there were shady dealings

☞ suggest
sug·gest / sE5dVest; NAmE also sE^5dV- / verb1. ~ sth (to sb) to put forward an idea or a plan for other people to think about
   建议；提议
   SYN 

propose

:
  ▪ [VN]
   May I suggest a white wine with this dish, Sir?
   先生,吃这道菜,我给您推荐一种白葡萄酒,好吗？
   A solution immediately suggested itself to me (= I immediately thought of a solution).
   我马上想到了一个解决办法。
  ▪ [V (that)]
   I suggest (that) we go out to eat.
   我提议我们出去吃吧。
  ▪ [V -ing]
   I suggested going in my car.
   我提议坐我的车去。
  ▪ [VN that]
    It has been suggested that bright children take their exams early.
   有人提议天资好的孩子提前考试。 (BrE also)
   It has been suggested that bright children should take their exams early.
   有人提议天资好的孩子提前考试。
2. ~ sb / sth (for sth) | ~ sb / sth (as sth) to tell sb about a suitable person, thing, method, etc. for a particular job or purpose
   推荐；举荐
   SYN 

recommend

:
  ▪ [VN]
   Who would you suggest for the job?
   要你说,谁适合做这个工作？
   She suggested Paris as a good place for the conference.
   她推荐说,巴黎是举行这次会议的理想地点。
   Can you suggest a good dictionary?
   你能推荐一本好词典吗？▪ [V wh-]
   Can you suggest how I might contact him?
   我怎么才能联系上他,你能出个主意吗？
3. ~ sth (to sb) to put an idea into sb's mind; to make sb think that sth is true
   使想到；使认为；表明
   SYN 

indicate

:
  ▪ [V (that)]
   All the evidence suggests (that) he stole the money.
   所有证据都表明是他偷了钱。
  ▪ [VN]
   The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack.
   症状显示这是轻微心脏病发作。
   What do these results suggest to you?
   照你看,这些结果说明什么呢？
4. to state sth indirectly
   暗示；言下之意是说
   SYN 

imply

:
  ▪ [V (that)]
   Are you suggesting (that) I'm lazy?
   你言下之意是说我懒？
  ▪ [VN]
   I would never suggest such a thing.
   我根本不会有这样的意思。

suggest verb

sug·gest
\sə(g)ˈjest\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere to put under, heap up, furnish, suggest, from sub- + gerere to bear, wage — more at
transitive verb
1. : to put (as an idea, proposition, or impulse) into the mind: as
 a. obsolete
  (1) : to seek to influence the mind of :
   < two spirits do suggest me still — Shakespeare >
  (2) : to insinuate especially an evil or false thought into the mind of : ,
   < what serpent hath suggested thee — Shakespeare >
 b. : to call forth (as a desire or mood) : ,
  < indirectly suggest the desired attitude — Dorothy Barclay >
  < the pleasant voice that enticed and suggested the most improbable falsehoods from witnesses — Rose Macaulay >
 c. : to mention (something) as a possibility : put foward by implication : ,
  < suggest that a change of government is necessary >
  < suggest strongly … that he bring his wife along for the interview — W.H.Whyte >
 d. : to propose (something) as desirable or fitting
  < suggest a stroll after lunch >
  < suggested several thesis subjects >
  < suggested … a special committee to work on plans for a possible settlement — New Republic >
 e. : to offer (as an idea or theory) for consideration : present as a hypothesis :
  < this, I suggest, is what happened >
  < suggested the conception of poetry as a living whole — T.S.Eliot >
  < suggests other reasons why music is powerful in the building … of personality — H.A.Overstreet >
2.
 a. : to call or bring to mind (as an idea, mood, or object) by a process of logical thought or natural association of ideas : give rise to the idea of :
  < the explosion … suggested sabotage — F.L.Paxson >
  < the scientist suggests an ant, putting forth great efforts to lug one … apparently unimportant grain of sand — Oliver La Farge >
  < a setting which is brilliantly suggested — Times Literary Supplement >
  < the folk customs that suggest themselves for study — Phyllis Greenacre >
 b. : to serve as an incentive, motive, or reason for : ,
  < a short story suggested by an actual incident >
  < television may suggest new forms and expression — Leslie Rees >
  < this incident suggests significant reflections — M.R.Cohen >
  < physical comfort … suggests that students shall occupy alternate seats — College of William & Mary Cat. >
3. : to give an indication or impression of : imply the presence of : ,
 < open gambling that suggested collusion with public officials >
 < his impulsive gestures suggested a passion he had never shown to her — Morley Callaghan >
 < admirable works, yet they suggested … aloofness from the sordid realities — V.L.Parrington >
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to work insidiously upon a person's mind :
 < devils … do suggest at first with heavenly shows — Shakespeare >
2. : to arouse ideas or feelings by a process of association
Synonyms:
 , , , : may involve communicating or implanting an idea by calling attention to some notion likely to be associated with it by starting a mental association naturally leading to the notion in question
  < the business of words in prose is primarily to state; in poetry, not only to state, but also (and sometimes primarily) to suggest — J.L.Lowes >
  < a steamer on the Thames or lines of telegraph inevitably suggest the benefits of civilization, man's triumph over Nature — L.P.Smith >
  is close to in denotation and connotation; it differs in seeming to require more analytical or systematic inference to grasp the implied meaning
  < had always implied that there had been something irregular in Dr. Winter's accounts — Edith Wharton >
  < an era when the scientific point of view no longer implies this determinism — Edmund Wilson >
  refers to communication by slight, indirect, or covert suggestion, with a minimum of straightforward implicit expression
  < as thou with wary speech … hast hinted — John Keats >
  < repeatedly hinted at in political thought — Alex Comfort >
  may stress delicacy as contrasted with blunt forthrightness in expression
  < intimated that there had been danger in his coming just then — Arnold Bennett >
  < “I never put it so strong as that,” said the old lady, looking rather shocked. She had intimated as much many times — Archibald Marshall >
  often indicates covert indirect reference artfully introduced and usually calculated to depreciate or denigrate
  < the insinuated scoff of coward tongues — William Wordsworth >

  < the voice that insinuates that Jews and Negroes and Catholics are inferior excrescences on our body politic — Max Lerner >