suggest
To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
Verb 3 meanings
To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
“Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?”
To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
“The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.”
To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
“This meeting venue was suggested to us by our boss.”
Etymology
Coined based on Latin suggestus, perfect passive participle of suggerō (“bring up, bring under, lay beneath, furnish, supply, excite, advise, suggest”, verb), from sub (“from below, under”) + gerō (“bear, carry”, verb).
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SUGGEST at a glance
SUGGEST has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + G 2 + G 2 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,793 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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