suspect

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To think that something is probably true, often something bad.

   I suspect they are hiding something from us.

2. 2
   verb

   To believe that someone is guilty of doing something wrong.

   The police suspect him of being the thief.

3. 3
   noun

   A person who the police think may have committed a crime.

   Detectives questioned three suspects about the robbery.

4. 4
   verb

   To have doubts about whether something or someone can be trusted.

   She began to suspect the truth of his story.

5. 5
   adj

   Looked at with doubt; possibly false or dishonest.

   The evidence he offered was suspect from the start.

From Old French suspect, from Latin suspectus, perfect passive participle of suspiciō (“mistrust, suspect”), from sub (“under”), + speciō (“watch, look at”).

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