suspect

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 probably true, especially something bad
suspect (that)
▪ I suspected that there was something wrong with the engine.
▪ She strongly suspected he was lying to her.
▪ She's not going to be very happy about this, I suspect .
2.) to think that something bad has happened or is happening
▪ The doctors suspected pneumonia.
suspect murder/foul play
▪ The position of the body led the police to suspect murder.
suspect sth/nothing/anything
▪ He never suspected anything.
3.) to think that someone is probably guilty of a crime
▪ Who do you suspect?
suspect sb of (doing) sth
▪ He's suspected of murder.
▪ Pilcher was suspected of giving away government secrets to the enemy.
4.) to think that something is not honest or true
▪ I began to suspect his motives in inviting me.
suspect 2
sus|pect2 [ˈsʌspekt] n
1.) someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime
▪ Two suspects were arrested today in connection with the robbery.
▪ Police have issued a description of the murder suspect.
suspect for
▪ the two suspects for the robbery
suspect in
▪ a suspect in a burglary case
main/prime/chief suspect
▪ Davies is still the chief suspect.
2.) the usual suspects
the people or things that are usually involved in or responsible for a particular activity
▪ a wine shop stocking all the usual suspects: wines from California, France, Australia
suspect 3
suspect3 adj
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin, past participle of suspicere; SUSPECT1]
1.) not likely to be completely honest
= ↑dodgy
▪ I've always thought he was a bit of a suspect character.
▪ The company was involved in some highly suspect business dealings.
2.) not likely to be completely true
▪ The two men were convicted on the basis of some highly suspect evidence.
3.) likely to have problems and not work well
▪ The engine sounded a bit suspect.
4.) [only before noun]
likely to contain a bomb or something illegal or dangerous
▪ Police were called in to check out a suspect van.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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