verb

suspect

Translation

to suspect, to doubt, to believe

Examples

Police suspect him of the crime.

I suspect that she is not telling the truth.

Grammar Patterns

((sb.)) ((of sth.)) to believe (sb.) is guilty of (sth.) Police suspect him of the crime.

((that ...)) to have a feeling or idea (that ...) I suspect that she is not telling the truth.

Similar Words

Synonyms: doubt, mistrust, question; Antonyms: trust, believe, know

Etymology

From Latin 'suspectare', from 'suspicere' (to mistrust). 'sub-' (under) + 'specere' (to look at). Literally 'to look at from under', hence with mistrust.

Memory Tips

Note the stress: to susPECT (verb, stress on second syllable), but a SUSpect (noun, stress on first syllable).