Kilo Lingo

/sospeˈtʃaɾ/

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Translation

to suspect

Word origin

From Latin suspectare, a frequentative of suspicere ('to look up at, to mistrust'). The same root gives English 'suspect' and 'suspicion'.

Origin
Latin
Root
suspectare
English cognates
suspect, suspicion

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Examples

.

The police suspect the next-door neighbour.

mintiendo.

I suspect they are lying to us.

.

Nobody suspected anything of what had happened.

¿ ?

Do you suspect anyone in particular?

.

She began to suspect when he arrived late again.

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This word is part of lesson 38.