Suggest I Suggested Suggesting Səˈdʒest Immediately Picasso Evidence

• may i suggest a white wine with this dish, sir?
• a solution immediately suggested itself to me (= i immediately thought of a solution).
• i suggest (that) we go out to eat.
• i suggested going in my car.

suggest

1. to put forward an idea or a plan for other people to think about
• synonym propose
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/propose
• May I suggest a white wine with this dish, Sir?
• A solution immediately suggested itself to me (= I immediately thought of a solution).
• I suggest (that) we go out to eat.
• 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.
• How about going out for a walk on Saturday?
• Shall we ask Sarah to come along?
• Should we ask Sarah to come along?
• We could go a bit earlier and have a drink first, if you like.
• What do you think of the idea of sending this to the Research Department?
• Why don't you try calling his landline?
• Why not just wait until they come back?
• Why not simply explain your problem to them and see what they say?
• Some critics argue that Picasso remained a great master all his life.
• Others maintain that there is a significant deterioration in quality in his post-war work.
• Picasso himself claimed that good art is created, but great art is stolen.
• As Smith has noted, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.
• As the author points out, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.
• The writer challenges the notion that Picasso’s sculpture was secondary to his painting.
• It has been suggested that Picasso’s painting was influenced by jazz music.
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.
• Can you suggest a good dictionary?
• 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.
• The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack.
• The stage lighting was used to suggest a beach scene.
• What do these results suggest to you?
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.

Extra Examples

• ‘Shall I tell them you’re unwell?’ Alice suggested helpfully.
• ‘We could go for a drive.’ Nate suggested hopefully.
• He suggested to the committee that they delay making a decision.
• How dare you suggest such a thing?
• I am merely suggesting that there is more than one way to view this matter.
• I do not mean to suggest that the poem is purely biographical.
• I strongly suggest keeping personal and business accounts separate.
• I tentatively suggested that she might be happier working somewhere else.
• I would respectfully suggest a different explanation for the company’s decline.
• I would suggest that you see your doctor about this.
• It is not far-fetched to suggest a connection between them.
• It seems reasonable to suggest that all life forms on earth share a common origin.
• She suggested John as chairman.
• The ending is meant to suggest a form of redemption.
• The evidence seems to suggest that he did steal the money.
• The evidence suggests otherwise.
• The evidence suggests quite strongly that the fire was caused by an explosion.
• The novel implicitly suggests that racism can explain the murder.
• You’re not seriously suggesting that is a plausible explanation?
• Are you suggesting (that) I’m lazy?
• I’m not suggesting (that) she was responsible for the accident.
• The report suggested a two-stage process.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they suggest
• he / she / it suggests
• past simple suggested
• past participle suggested
• -ing form suggesting

Word Origin

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