English dictionary
suspect
adjectivePronunciation
ˈsʌs.pɛkt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- not as expected
noun
- a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
noun
- someone who is under suspicion
verb
- regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
verb
- imagine to be the case or true or probable
verb
- hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
Example sentences
there was something fishy about the accident
up to some funny business
some definitely queer goings-on
a shady deal
her motives were suspect
I suspect her true motives
she distrusts her stepmother
I suspect he is a fugitive
I surmised that the butler did it
The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks