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# suspect

verb (suspect, suspects, suspected, suspecting); noun (a suspect, suspects); adjective (suspect)

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

## Everyday

1. (verb) To think something is probably true, without being sure (I suspect it will rain). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#m1)
2. (verb) To think someone may have done something wrong (suspect him of lying). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#m2)
3. (verb) To doubt or not trust something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#m3)
4. (noun) A person the police think may have done a crime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#m4)
5. (adjective) Possibly false, dangerous or not to be trusted (a suspect package). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#m5)

### In the lessons

In stories and detective tales, the suspects and clues. In safety, report a suspect package or a suspected scam to an adult. In science, suspecting a cause before testing it. Phrases: «suspect someone of», «the main suspect», «a suspected case», «I suspect so».

### Examples

- I suspect the dog ate my sandwich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x1)
- The police questioned three suspects. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x2)
- She suspected him of cheating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x3)
- Don't touch a suspect package — tell an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x4)
- I suspect you're right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x5)
- He is the main suspect in the robbery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x6)
- A suspected broken arm was checked by the doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x7)
- “Do you suspect me of being a spy sent by the ogre?” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x8)

### Note

Stress: verb sus-PECT, noun and adjective SUS-pect. Noun «suspicion», adjective «suspicious». «Suspect someone OF something». A suspect is not guilty until proven; in stories, the obvious suspect is often not the one who did it.

## On Mova

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