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# suggest

verb (suggest, suggests, suggested, suggesting)

«suggest» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To suggest is to give an idea or a plan for others to think about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#m1)
2. To suggest is to show that something may be true, without saying it clearly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#m2)

### In the lessons

a survey: how many students suggested adding a food, like potatoes or bacon; in class, suggesting ideas in a group; phrases «suggest that», «suggest doing», «a suggestion box»

### Examples

- 324 students suggested adding mashed potatoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#x1)
- 374 suggested adding bacon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#x2)
- How many more students suggested bacon than potatoes? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#x3)
- How many students made a suggestion in all? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#x4)
- I suggest we play outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#x5)
- She suggested a trip to the zoo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#x6)
- Dark clouds suggest it will rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#x7)
- Put your idea in the suggestion box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#x8)
- The teacher suggested reading a chapter a night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#x9)
- His smile suggested he knew the secret. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/#x10)

### Note

The number with «suggested» is people, not things. Trap: «how many more suggested X than Y» is a difference of two groups. Say «suggest doing» or «suggest that we do», not «suggest to do». The noun is «suggestion».

## In Jewish tradition

a survey: how many students suggested adding a food, like potatoes or bacon; in class, suggesting ideas in a group; phrases «suggest that», «suggest doing», «a suggestion box»

### Examples

- tion of numbers and letters ; every letter suggesting a 'number, and every group of letters having a numerical signification, as vital as its literal meaning. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suggest/#x1)
- Israel Davidson for suggesting a few improvements. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suggest/#x2)
- But I wish to call attention to a few points which may suggest a solution or at least guide further investigation. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suggest/#x3)

### Note

The number with «suggested» is people, not things. Trap: «how many more suggested X than Y» is a difference of two groups. Say «suggest doing» or «suggest that we do», not «suggest to do». The noun is «suggestion».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «suggest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«suggest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suggest.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «suggest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/suggest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«suggest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/suggest.html) on Mova free.