/səˈdʒes.tʃən/
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Translation
An idea or plan that you offer to someone for them to think about.
Word origin
From Latin suggerere, to carry up from below, so to bring an idea quietly to the mind.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- suggerere
- English cognates
- suggest
Grammar
Gender
Pluralsuggestions
Examples
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A polite way to ask for ideas.
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You "make" a suggestion in English; you do not "say" one.
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"At her suggestion" means because she suggested it.
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