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suspect
adjective
noun
verb
not as expected
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ˈsʌs.pɛkt
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adjective
not as expected
“there was something fishy about the accident”
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
“I suspect her true motives”
verb
imagine to be the case or true or probable
“I suspect he is a fugitive”
verb
hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
“The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
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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
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