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Suspect Sth Verb şüphelenmek Sb  /Səˈspekt   Transitive Suspected

Level B2 
Kind verb
Front suspect 
IPA  /səˈspekt   / verb [transitive]
Back şüphelenmek
Back 2

suspect (verb)

 /səˈspekt   / verb [transitive]
 
 1 to believe that sth may happen or be true, especially sth bad
şüphelenmek
 The situation is worse than we first suspected.
 Nobody suspected that she was thinking of leaving.
 Suspecting nothing, he walked straight into the trap.
 look at UNSUSPECTING
 2 to not be sure that you can trust sb or believe sth
şüphe etmek
 I rather suspect his motives for offering to help.
 3
 suspect sb (of sth/of doing sth)
to believe that sb is guilty of sth
şüphelenmek
 I suspect Laura of taking the money.
 She strongly suspected that he was lying.
 noun suspicion
 

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