suggest
[verb]
Synonyms:
- recommend, advise, advocate, prescribe, propose
- bring to mind, evoke
- hint, imply, indicate, intimate

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Antonyms: express, manifest
Contrasted words: demonstrate, display, exhibit, manifest, set out, show, flaunt, parade
Related Idioms: bring to mind, be the sign of, point in the direction of
Related Words: advert, allude, refer, denote, promise, conjecture, imagine, outline, sketch, betoken, symbolize, typify

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English Thesaurus: advise, give advice, tell, recommend, suggest, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sug‧gest S1 W1 /səˈdʒest $ səɡˈdʒest/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: suggestion, suggestiveness; adjective: suggestive, suggestible; verb: suggest; adverb: suggestively]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of suggerere 'to put under, provide, suggest', from sub- ( ⇒ sub-) + gerere 'to carry']

1. to tell someone your ideas about what they should do, where they should go etc ⇒ propose:
The zoo asked its visitors to suggest a name for the new baby panda.
suggest (that)
Her mother suggested that she should go and see the doctor.
I suggest you call him first.
It has been suggested that the manager will resign if any more players are sold.
suggest doing something
Tracey suggested meeting for a drink after work.
suggest how/where/what etc
Can you suggest what kind of tool I should use?
can/may I suggest (=used to politely suggest a different idea)
May I suggest that you think carefully before rushing into this?
► Do not say ‘suggest (someone) to do something’. Say suggest doing something or suggest that someone (should) do something.

2. to make someone think that a particular thing is true Synonym : indicate:
Trends in spending and investment suggest a gradual economic recovery.
suggest (that)
Opinion polls suggest that only 10% of the population trust the government.
evidence/results/data/studies etc suggest(s) that
The evidence suggests that single fathers are more likely to work than single mothers.

3. to tell someone about someone or something that is suitable for a particular job or activity Synonym : recommend
suggest somebody/something for something
John Roberts has been suggested for the post of manager.

4. to state something in an indirect way Synonym : imply:
Are you suggesting my husband’s been drinking?

5. to remind someone of something or help them to imagine it:
The stage was bare, with only the lighting to suggest a prison.

6. something suggests itself if an idea suggests itself, you think of it:
I’ll look at my cookbooks and see if anything suggests itself.

7. I’m not suggesting spoken used to say that what you have said is not exactly what you intended to say:
I’m not suggesting for one moment that these changes will be easy.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

suggest
verb
I. propose sth/state sth indirectly
ADV. tentatively I tentatively suggested that she might be happier working somewhere else.
respectfully, tactfully I would respectfully suggest a different explanation for the company's decline.
helpfully ‘Shall I tell them you're ill?’ Alice suggested helpfully.
VERB + SUGGEST seem reasonable to It seems reasonable to suggest that all life forms on earth share a common origin.
be wrong to | be tempting to | dare (to) How dare you suggest such a thing?
PREP. as She suggested John as chairman.
for Who would you suggest for the job?
to He suggested to the committee that they should delay making a decision.
PHRASES can/may I suggest, I (would) suggest I would suggest that you see your doctor about this.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

suggest
II. show sth in an indirect way
ADV. strongly The evidence suggests quite strongly that the fire was caused by an explosion.
VERB + SUGGEST seem to The evidence seems to suggest that he did steal the money.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

suggest
verb
1.
BAD: I suggest you to take more exercise.
GOOD: I suggest (that) you take more exercise.

Usage Note:
suggest (that) sb (should) do sth : 'I suggest you try the chemist's in the high street.' 'The chairman suggested that the two sides should meet again the following day.'

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2.
BAD: She suggested to go to the zoo.
GOOD: She suggested going to the zoo.

Usage Note:
suggest doing sth (NOT to do ): 'He suggested meeting us for a drink after the concert.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

advise to tell someone what you think they should do, especially when you have more experience or knowledge than they do:
My lawyer advised me to plead guilty.
give advice to advise someone about questions relating to a particular subject:
They give advice to people about loans.
Can I give you some advice?
tell to tell someone what you think they should do, especially in order to avoid problems:
My Dad told me to talk to a teacher if I was being bullied.
I told her not to worry.
recommend to advise someone to do something, especially after careful study of that subject:
Doctors recommend eating five portions of fruit and vegetables each day.
Current guidelines recommend that young babies should sleep on their back.
suggest to tell someone your ideas about what they should do:
I suggested they should visit the cathedral while they’re here.
urge to strongly advise someone to do something:
Police have urged anyone with information about the murder to contact them.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

suggest to tell someone your ideas about what they should do:
'Why don’t you come with us?', Alan suggested.
It was a sunny afternoon and so I suggested going to the beach.
recommend to suggest that someone goes somewhere, tries something etc because you know that it is good and you think they will like it:
Can you recommend a good restaurant near here?
It’s a brilliant book - I’d recommend it to anyone.
propose formal to formally suggest a plan or course of action, especially at a meeting:
The government has proposed building a new town just north of the city.
I propose that we send a delegation to London to discuss our concerns.
put forward to suggest an idea, plan, reason etc:
The party has put forward new proposals to reduce the number of cars in the town centre.
The idea was first put forward by Aristotle.
A number of reasons have been put forward to explain these negative results.
nominate to officially suggest someone for an important job or position, or a person, film etc for a prize, especially when people will vote to make a decision:
He’s been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times.
Three candidates have been nominated for the position of chairman.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲