Translation
to suggest, to hint at
Word origin
From Latin suggerere, 'to carry up from below', made of sub- ('under') and gerere ('to carry'). To suggest is to slip an idea up underneath somebody's own thinking.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- suggerere
- English cognates
- suggest, suggestion, gesture
Examples
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He suggested a simpler plan.
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Can you suggest a good book?
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Her expression suggested that something bad had happened.
puts something on the table for a decision; is lighter, and can be done without meaning to - a look on a face suggests something. is heavier again, because advice comes with the adviser's authority behind it.
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