suspect²

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

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

   Usage: Use suspect that to express a belief you have not proved. Suspect someone of doing something names the person and the action you think they may have done.

   I suspect that the delay was caused by a fault in the booking system.

   Sources and attribution

   Adapted from Wiktionary contributors, with original notes and examples. Learning notes are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

   • Wiktionary: suspect
   • Wiktionary: specio

   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
   verb

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

   She began to suspect the truth of his story.

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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