suggest
(verb)
verb
1. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Similar word(s): advise, propose
Definition categories: communication, declare
2. drop a hint; intimate by a hint
Similar word(s): hint
Definition categories: communication, convey
3. imply as a possibility
- The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
Similar word(s): intimate
Definition categories: communication, imply
4. call to mind
Similar word(s): evoke
Definition categories: communication, evince, express, show
Sentences with suggest as a verb:
- Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?
- The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.
- I’d like to suggest that we go out to lunch.
- The guidebook suggests that we visit the local cathedral, which is apparently beautiful.