suspect someone of something
- suspect someone of something
suspect someone of something
to think or believe that someone has done something. •
I suspect the clerk of stealing.
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Ted was suspected of leaving the door unlocked when he left last Friday.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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suspect — I UK [səˈspekt] / US verb [transitive, not usually progressive] Word forms suspect : present tense I/you/we/they suspect he/she/it suspects present participle suspecting past tense suspected past participle suspected *** 1) to believe that… … English dictionary
suspect — sus|pect1 [ sə spekt ] verb transitive not usually progressive *** 1. ) to believe that something is true, especially something bad: Teachers should call social services if they suspect child abuse. suspect (that): Police suspected that she had… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suspect — sus·pect 1 / səs ˌpekt, sə spekt/ adj [Latin suspectus, from past participle of suspicere to look up at, regard with awe, suspect, from sub sus up, secretly + specere to look at]: regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion or heightened… … Law dictionary
suspect*/*/ — [səˈspekt] verb [T] I 1) to believe that something is true Police suspected that she had some connection with the robbery.[/ex] 2) to think that someone might have done something bad He wrote a letter naming the people whom he suspected.[/ex] men … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
suspect — ♦♦ suspects, suspecting, suspected (The verb is pronounced [[t]səspe̱kt[/t]]. The noun and adjective are pronounced [[t]sʌ̱spekt[/t]].) 1) VERB (vagueness) You use suspect when you are stating something that you believe is probably true, in order … English dictionary
suspect — Ⅰ. suspect UK US /səˈspekt/ verb [T] ► to believe that something, usually something bad, may be true or may have happened: suspect that »The bank suspects that fraud has occurred. »suspect fraud/dishonesty/foul play ► to believe that someone is… … Financial and business terms
suspect — [sə spekt′; ] for adj. usually, & for n. always [, sus′pekt΄] vt. [LME suspecten < L suspectus, pp. of suspicere, to look under, look up to, admire, also to mistrust < sus (see SUB ), under + spicere, to look (see SPY)] 1. to believe… … English World dictionary
suspect — 1 verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 to think that something is probably true or likely, especially something bad: suspect (that): She strongly suspected her husband had been lying. | suspect murder/foul play (=suspect that someone has been… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
suspect — sus|pect1 W3S2 [səˈspekt] v [T not in progressive] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: suspectare, from the past participle of suspicere to look up at, admire, distrust , from sub up, secretly + specere to look at ] 1.) to think that something is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
suspect — 1. verb /ˈsʌs.pɛkt,səsˈpɛkt/ a) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence. I suspect his theory. b) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone). I suspect him of lying … Wiktionary
Suspect (video game) — Infobox VG| title = Suspect developer = Infocom publisher = Infocom designer = Dave Lebling engine = ZIL released = October 5, 1984 genre = Interactive fiction modes = Single player ratings = n/a platforms = Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8 bit, Atari ST … Wikipedia