Meaning of "suggest" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUGGEST

From Latin suggerere to bring up, from sub- + gerere to bring.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SUGGEST

suggest  [səˈdʒɛst]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUGGEST

Suggest is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb suggest in English.

WHAT DOES SUGGEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Suggestion

Suggestion is the psychological process by which one person guides the thoughts, feelings, or behaviour of another. Nineteenth century writers on psychology such as William James used the words "suggest" and "suggestion" in senses close to those they have in common speech—one idea was said to suggest another when it brought that other idea to mind. Early scientific studies of hypnosis by Clark Leonard Hull and others extended the meaning of these words in a special and technical sense. The original neuro-psychological theory of hypnotic suggestion was based upon the ideo-motor reflex response of William B. Carpenter and James Braid.

Definition of suggest in the English dictionary

The first definition of suggest in the dictionary is to put forward for consideration. Other definition of suggest is to evoke in the mind of someone by the association of ideas. Suggest is also to give an indirect or vague hint of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUGGEST

PRESENT

Present

I suggest

you suggest

he/she/it suggests

we suggest

you suggest

they suggest

Present continuous

I am suggesting

you are suggesting

he/she/it is suggesting

we are suggesting

you are suggesting

they are suggesting

Present perfect

I have suggested

you have suggested

he/she/it has suggested

we have suggested

you have suggested

they have suggested

Present perfect continuous

I have been suggesting

you have been suggesting

he/she/it has been suggesting

we have been suggesting

you have been suggesting

they have been suggesting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I suggested

you suggested

he/she/it suggested

we suggested

you suggested

they suggested

Past continuous

I was suggesting

you were suggesting

he/she/it was suggesting

we were suggesting

you were suggesting

they were suggesting

Past perfect

I had suggested

you had suggested

he/she/it had suggested

we had suggested

you had suggested

they had suggested

Past perfect continuous

I had been suggesting

you had been suggesting

he/she/it had been suggesting

we had been suggesting

you had been suggesting

they had been suggesting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will suggest

you will suggest

he/she/it will suggest

we will suggest

you will suggest

they will suggest

Future continuous

I will be suggesting

you will be suggesting

he/she/it will be suggesting

we will be suggesting

you will be suggesting

they will be suggesting

Future perfect

I will have suggested

you will have suggested

he/she/it will have suggested

we will have suggested

you will have suggested

they will have suggested

Future perfect continuous

I will have been suggesting

you will have been suggesting

he/she/it will have been suggesting

we will have been suggesting

you will have been suggesting

they will have been suggesting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would suggest

you would suggest

he/she/it would suggest

we would suggest

you would suggest

they would suggest

Conditional continuous

I would be suggesting

you would be suggesting

he/she/it would be suggesting

we would be suggesting

you would be suggesting

they would be suggesting

Conditional perfect

I would have suggest

you would have suggest

he/she/it would have suggest

we would have suggest

you would have suggest

they would have suggest

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been suggesting

you would have been suggesting

he/she/it would have been suggesting

we would have been suggesting

you would have been suggesting

they would have been suggesting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you suggest
we let´s suggest
you suggest

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to suggest

Past participle

suggested

Present Participle

suggesting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SUGGEST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «suggest» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of suggest

advise · advocate · connote · counsel · demonstrate · drive at · evoke · get at · imply · indicate · insinuate · intimate · move · prescribe · propose · propound · put forward · recommend · show · table

TRANSLATION OF SUGGEST

Find out the translation of suggest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of suggest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suggest» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 建议
• Translator English - Spanish: sugerir
• English: suggest
• Translator English - Hindi: सुझाव है
• Translator English - Arabic: يَقْتَرِحُ
• Translator English - Russian: предлагать
• Translator English - Portuguese: sugerir
• Translator English - Bengali: সুপারিশ
• Translator English - French: suggérer
• Translator English - Malay: Cadangkan
• Translator English - German: vorschlagen
• Translator English - Japanese: 提案する
• Translator English - Korean: 제안하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Suggest
• Translator English - Vietnamese: gợi ý
• Translator English - Tamil: பரிந்துரைக்கும்
• Translator English - Marathi: सूचित
• Translator English - Turkish: önermek
• Translator English - Italian: suggerire
• Translator English - Polish: zasugerować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пропонувати
• Translator English - Romanian: a sugera
• Translator English - Greek: υπονοώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: stel
• Translator English - Swedish: föreslå
• Translator English - Norwegian: foreslå

10 QUOTES WITH «SUGGEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word suggest.

1

Chris Van Allsburg

My ideas are not meant to suggest dreams or reality, but a surreal quality.

2

A. R. Ammons

Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.

3

Giulio Andreotti

Gladio had been necessary during the days of the Cold War but, in view of the collapse of the East Block, Italy would suggest to Nato that the organisation was no longer necessary.

4

Michelangelo Antonioni

I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is not visible. I want them to be so powerfully realized that we cannot imagine them apart from their physical and social context even when we see them in empty space.

5

Richard Armitage

I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles - because the appearance is that you reward bad behavior. But if North Korea behaves for some period of time, I would pretty much favor direct talks.

6

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

Suggest your children try tithing - giving 10 percent of their allowance to a charity every month.

7

John Berger

Without ethics, man has no future. This is to say, mankind without them cannot be itself. Ethics determine choices and actions and suggest difficult priorities.

8

John Breaux

We don't suggest that because San Francisco lies on top of an earthquake fault that it should be moved.

9

Kim Campbell

To suggest that Quebecers willingly give up the chance to exercise fully their influence within the federal government would be to betray the historical role Quebec has always played in Confederation, and to undermine the legitimacy of their pride and ambitions.

10

Nicolaus Copernicus

Accordingly, since nothing prevents the earth from moving, I suggest that we should now consider also whether several motions suit it, so that it can be regarded as one of the planets. For, it is not the center of all the revolutions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUGGEST»

Discover the use of suggest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suggest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

National Park Service: Efforts to Link Resources to Results ...

The National Park Service faces a variety of complex resource & management challenges, & has undertaken to develop its strategic plan & link its planning & budgeting processes under the Government Performance & Results Act (GPRA).

Michael J. Curro, 1998

Drug Safety: Preliminary Findings Suggest Recent FDA ...

The FDA is responsible for overseeing the safety and effectiveness of human drugs that are marketed in the U.S., whether they are manufactured in foreign or domestic estab.

Marcia Crosse, 2009

US Postal Service: Factors Affecting Fund - Raising Stamp ...

Congress has directed the U.S. Postal Service to issue 3 fund-raising stamps, also called semi-postals, since 1998.

Katherine A. Siggerud, 2006

Medicaid: Demographics of Nonenrolled Children Suggest State ...

This report: (1) examines the demographic & socioeconomic characteristics of children who qualify for Medicaid, & identifies groups in which uninsured children are concentrated & to whom outreach efforts might be targeted; (2) determines ...

William J. Scanlon, 1998

Discovering God in Science: Science Discoveries That Suggest ...

Join new author Charles E. Steele as he offers insight into this ongoing debate. Discovering God in Science is sure to equip, encourage, and guide students of all ages in their faith in the Creator.

Charles E. Steele, 2009

Mercury's Letters on Science, designed ... to suggest ...

MERCURY'S LETTERS 0N SCIENCE, DESIGNED TO POINT OUT ITS USE AS A BASIS OF MORAL AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUCTION AND TO SUGGEST CORRECT MODES OF THINKING AND REASONING ON SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS.

James Elishama Smith, 1853

Applying Machine Learning Methods to Suggest Network ...

Elucidating genetic networks provides the foundation for the development of new treatments or cures for diseased pathways, and determining novel gene functionality is critical for bringing a better understanding on how an organism functions ...

Heather A. Amthauer, 2008

A Sketch of My Friend's Family, Intended to Suggest Some ...

We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

L. A. Marshall, 2010

International Energy: International Forums Contribute to ...

1" Full Sentence: We suggest changing "almost tripling from about $29 a barrel at the start of 2004 to a peak of about $78 in July 2006." to "more than doubling from about $34 a barrel at the start of 2004 to a peak of about $77 in July 2006.

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Consultation Skills for Mental Health Professionals

Low scores suggest that the individual is reactive and emotionally changeable, whereas high scores suggest that the individual is emotionally stable, adaptive, and mature. Factor E: Dominance measures one's desire to express oneself to ...

Richard W. Sears, John Rudisill, Carrie Mason-Sears, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUGGEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suggest is used in the context of the following news items.

People Offer Better Ideas When They Can't See What Others Suggest

Companies from BMW to Kraft have invested a good deal in soliciting “open innovation” ideas from consumers, but the results have been underwhelming: Of the ... «blogs.hbr.org, Jul 15»

Bits | Daily Report: Sales of Apple Watch Suggest a Familiar Path to …

Asking if the Apple Watch will become a hit or a flop is a bit like asking if my 2-year-old daughter is destined to go to Yale or to jail. Interested parties can ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

2 Gene Studies Suggest First Migrants To Americas A Complex Mix

David Reich, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School, says his research — published Tuesday in the journal Nature — suggests a more complicated story. «NPR, Jul 15»

Charts Suggest Big Banks Have Finally Broken Out

Charts Suggest Big Banks Have Finally Broken Out .... on falling days, on-balance volume suggests that despite the price drop the bulls were still interested. «Barron's, Jul 15»

Does the Size of a Book Suggest Significance?

Each week in Bookends, two writers take on questions about the world of books. This week, Mohsin Hamid and James Parker debate whether more is ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

Dewey Defense Lawyers Suggest Lucrative Pay Deals Justified

As the second week of testimony in the criminal fraud trial of three former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives began Monday, defense lawyers attempted to put the ... «The American Lawyer, Jun 15»

FIFA Scandal: Alleged Payments Suggest Link to Top Officials

Some $10 million in transfer payments were sent from FIFA bank accounts in Switzerland to a Caribbean soccer organization in 2008 and used to pay bribes to ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»

Senators Suggest Trolling Terrorists With Memes, Presidential …

But one U.S. senator is suggesting staff take on a new task for the interim: Trolling terrorists. “We may not have rapid communications response capability in the ... «ABC News, May 15»

Scots polls suggest 'potential revolution' at Westminster

Recent polls suggest that as many as 87% of those who voted in favour of independence last September are now minded to back the SNP. Conversely, little ... «BBC News, Apr 15»

To suggest Ottawa targets charities violates a vital public trust

Rudyard Griffiths was the co-founder of the Dominion Institute and is director of the Centre for Civic Engagement in Toronto, both registered charities. @rudyardg. «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»