noun

suggestion

suggestion, proposal, hint, recommendation

Do you have any suggestions?

Do you have any suggestions?

There was a suggestion of fear in her voice.

There was a suggestion of fear in her voice.

((about/on sth.)) a suggestion about/on sth. Do you have a suggestion about the new project?

((that + clause)) a suggestion that (clause) He made a suggestion that we should leave early.

Synonyms: proposal, recommendation, hint, idea

From Latin 'suggerere' (to bring up, suggest), from 'sub-' (under) + 'gerere' (to carry). The idea is of bringing an idea 'up from under'.

Think of someone 'suggesting' an idea by gently 'carrying' it to you from 'under' the surface.

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