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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Suggest \Sug*gest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suggested; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Suggesting.] [L. suggestus, p. p. of suggerere to
     put under, furnish, suggest; sub under + gerere to carry, to
     bring. See Jest.]
     1. To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be
        thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Some ideas . . . are suggested to the mind by all
              the ways of sensation and reflection. --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to
        intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To inform secretly. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To hint; allude to; refer to; insinuate.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Suggest \Sug*gest"\, v. i.
     To make suggestions; to tempt. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           And ever weaker grows through acted crime,
           Or seeming-genial, venial fault,
           Recurring and suggesting still.          --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Suggest \Sug*gest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suggested; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Suggesting.] [L. suggestus, p. p. of suggerere to
     put under, furnish, suggest; sub under + gerere to carry, to
     bring. See Jest.]
     1. To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be
        thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.
  
              Some ideas . . . are suggested to the mind by all
              the ways of sensation and reflection. --Locke.
  
     2. To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to
        intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty.
  
     3. To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt. [Obs.]
  
              Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested. --Shak.
  
     4. To inform secretly. [Obs.]
  
     Syn: To hint; allude to; refer to; insinuate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Suggest \Sug*gest"\, v. i.
     To make suggestions; to tempt. [Obs.]
  
           And ever weaker grows through acted crime, Or
           seeming-genial, venial fault, Recurring and suggesting
           still.                                   --Tennyson.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  suggest
       v 1: make a proposal, declare a plan for something [syn: propose,
             advise]
       2: imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for
          more clarification" [syn: intimate]
       3: drop a hint; intimate by a hint [syn: hint]
       4: suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine;
          "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" [syn: indicate]
          [ant: contraindicate]
       5: call to mind or evoke [syn: evoke, paint a picture]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  suggest
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 υπονοώ
     2 κάνω κάποιον να υποθέσει κάτι
     3 ζητώ χωρίς να απαιτώ, προτείνω
     4 συνιστώ, προτείνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  suggest
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating
  (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to
  one's mind the idea (of something).
     3 (lb en transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a
  possibility for consideration, often to recommend it

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  suggest
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating
  (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to
  one's mind the idea (of something).
     3 (lb en transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a
  possibility for consideration, often to recommend it

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  suggest
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating
  (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to
  one's mind the idea (of something).
     3 (lb en transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a
  possibility for consideration, often to recommend it

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  suggest
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating
  (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to
  one's mind the idea (of something).
     3 (lb en transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a
  possibility for consideration, often to recommend it

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  suggest
     Englanti vb.
     1 ehdottaa, esittää
     2 vihjata, antaa ymmärtää
     3 muistuttaa ''jostakin''

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  suggest
     Engelska vb.
     1 föreslå, göra ett förslag
     2 antyda, låta förstå, låta påskina, insinuera
     3 tyda på, indikera, suggerera

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  suggest /sədʒˈɛst/
  aandui, aantoon

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Suggest /sədʒˈɛst/
  إقترح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  suggest //sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst// //səˈd͡ʒɛst// 
  1. предлагам
  to ask for without demanding
  2. намеквам
  to imply but stop short of saying directly
  3. внушавам
  to make one suppose
  4. предлага́м, предложа, препоръчвам
  to recommend

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  suggest /sədʒˈɛst/
  navrhovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  suggest /sədʒˈɛst/
  navrhnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  suggest /sədʒˈɛst/ 
  naznačit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  suggest /sədʒˈɛst/
  dát podnět

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  suggest /sədʒˈɛst/ 
  awgrymu 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  suggest /sədʒˈɛst/
  
  προτείνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  suggest //sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst// //səˈd͡ʒɛst// 
  1. ehdottaa
  to ask for without demanding
  2. vihjailla
  to imply but stop short of saying directly
  3. antaa ymmärtää, viitata
  to make one suppose
  4. ehdottaa, esittää, suositella
  to recommend

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  suggest /sədʒist/
  1. désigner, indiquer
  2. inspirer, suggérer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  suggest /sədʒˈɛst/ 
  1. प्रस्ताव रखना
        "I suggest a tour to the museum."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  suggest /sədʒˈɛst/
  nagovijestiti, predlagati, predloži, predložiti, preporučiti, pretpostaviti, sugeriraju, sugerirati

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  suggest /sədʒˈɛst/
  indicare, mostrare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  suggest //sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst// //səˈd͡ʒɛst// 
  1. 勧める, 提案する
  to ask for without demanding
  2. 提案
  to recommend

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  suggest /sədʒist/
  1. įteigti, pakišti mintį
  2. pasiūlyti, patarti
  3. užsiminti, duoti suprasti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  suggest /sədʒist/
  1. aanduiden, aangeven, aanwijzen, uitduiden
  2. een wenk geven, influisteren, opperen, suggereren

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  suggest /səˈʤest/ 
   1.  sugerować
   2.  proponować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  suggest /sədʒist/
  1. indicar
  2. incutir, lembrar, sugerir
  3. sugestionar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  suggest /sədʒist/
  designar, enseñar, indicar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  suggest //sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst// //səˈd͡ʒɛst// 
  1. föreslå
  to ask for without demanding
  2. antyda 2.
  to imply but stop short of saying directly
   3.
  to make one suppose
  3. föreslå, rekommendera
  to recommend

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  suggest /sədʒˈɛst/
  1. öne sürmek ileri sürmek
  2. hatıra getirmek
  3. ima ve ihtar suretiyle bildirmek veya söylemek
  4. telkin etmek
  5. fikir vermek, teklif etmek, ortaya atmak
  6. imada bulunmak, fikir beyan etmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/səˈdʒɛst/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  195 Moby Thesaurus words for "suggest":
     adumbrate, advance, advert, advise, advocate, allegorize, allude,
     allude to, ape, appear like, approach, approve, approximate, argue,
     assume, attest, be construed as, be indicative of, be like,
     be redolent of, be significant of, be symptomatic of,
     bear resemblance, bespeak, betoken, bid fair, breathe, brief,
     bring before, bring forward, bring to mind, bring to recollection,
     bring up, broach, call to mind, call up, carry back, characterize,
     coach, come close, come near, commend to attention, compare with,
     confer, conjecture, connote, consult with, copy, correspond,
     counsel, counterfeit, demonstrate, denominate, denote,
     differentiate, direct, disclose, display, drop a hint, entail,
     evidence, evince, evoke, exhibit, express, favor, follow,
     furnish evidence, give a hint, give evidence, give indication of,
     give prospect of, give the cue, give token, glance at, go to show,
     guide, highlight, hint, hint at, hold out hope,
     hold the promptbook, identify, illustrate, imagine, imitate,
     implicate, imply, import, indicate, infer, insinuate, instruct,
     intimate, introduce, involve, jog the memory, kibitz, launch,
     lay before, look like, make a motion, make fair promise,
     make likely, manifest, mark, match, mean, mean to say, meddle,
     mention, mimic, mirror, moot, move, nag, near, nearly reproduce,
     not tell apart, note, nudge, offer, offer a resolution, open up,
     outline, parallel, partake of, point, point indirectly to,
     point to, pose, postulate, prefer, prescribe, present, presume,
     presuppose, proffer, promise, prompt, prompt the mind, propose,
     proposition, propound, put, put forth, put forward, put in mind,
     put in remembrance, put it to, raise expectation, recall,
     recommend, refer, refer to, remember, remind, remind one of,
     resemble, reveal, savor of, seem like, set before, set forth,
     set forward, shadow forth, show, show signs of, signalize, signify,
     simulate, sketch, smack of, sound like, speak for itself,
     speak volumes, spell, stack up with, stand fair to, stand for,
     start, submit, support, suppose, symbolize, symptomatize,
     symptomize, take after, take for granted, tell, tend to show,
     testify, theorize, typify, urge
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 提议,建议,促成;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  Suggest
     vt. 建议,促成,暗示,启发,使人想起,提议

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