English verb: suggest | |||
1. | suggest (communication) make a proposal, declare a plan for something | ||
Samples | The senator proposed to abolish the sales tax. | ||
Examples | They suggest him to write the letter, They suggest to move | ||
Synonyms | advise, propose | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | declare | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | advance, advocate, feed back, make a motion, move, posit, proposition, put forward, recommend, state, submit, throw out, urge | ||
2. | suggest (communication) drop a hint; intimate by a hint | ||
Examples | They suggest that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | hint | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | convey | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adumbrate, advert, allude, clue in, insinuate, intimate, touch | ||
3. | suggest (communication) imply as a possibility | ||
Samples | The evidence suggests a need for more clarification. | ||
Synonyms | intimate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | imply | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | make out | ||
4. | suggest (communication) suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine | ||
Samples | Tetracycline is indicated in such cases. | ||
Synonyms | indicate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
Antonyms | contraindicate | ||
5. | suggest (communication) call to mind | ||
Samples | This remark evoked sadness. | ||
Synonyms | evoke, paint a picture | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evince, express, show | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | imply, incriminate, inculpate, reek, smack, smell | ||