{
    "term": "suggest",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "suggest",
            "heSheIt": "suggests"
        },
        "pastSimple": "suggested",
        "pastParticiple": "suggested",
        "ingForm": "suggesting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to put forward an idea or a plan for other people to think about",
            "sensetop": "suggest somethingsuggest something to somebodysuggest itselfsuggest itself to somebodysuggest (that)…suggest doing somethingit is suggested that…+ speech",
            "labels": "(British English also)(British English or formal, North American English)(especially North American English)(British English or formal, North American English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'd like to suggest a different explanation for the company's decline.",
                    "contextForm": "suggest something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The designer is known for suggesting innovative ideas to her clients.",
                    "contextForm": "suggest something to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He thought long and hard, but no answer suggested itself.",
                    "contextForm": "suggest itself"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A solution immediately suggested itself to me *(= I immediately thought of a solution)*.",
                    "contextForm": "suggest itself to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **strongly suggest **(that) you don't get involved.",
                    "contextForm": "suggest (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I suggested going in my car.",
                    "contextForm": "suggest doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It has been suggested that bright children take their exams early.",
                    "contextForm": "it is suggested that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It has been suggested that bright children should take their exams early."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘We could go for a drive,’ Nate suggested hopefully.",
                    "contextForm": "+ speech"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I suggest (that) we go out to eat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She suggested using white text on a black background."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report suggested a two-stage process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Shall I tell them you're unwell?’ Alice suggested helpfully."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He suggested to the committee that they delay making a decision."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I tentatively suggested that she might be happier working somewhere else."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I strongly suggest keeping personal and business accounts separate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I would suggest that you see your doctor about this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It seems reasonable to suggest that all life forms on earth share a common origin."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["highly", "strongly", "tentatively"],
                "verb + suggest": [
                    "seem reasonable to",
                    "be far-fetched to",
                    "seem far-fetched to"
                ],
                "preposition": ["as", "for", "to"],
                "phrases": ["can I suggest…", "I suggest…", "I would suggest…"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to tell somebody about a suitable person, thing, method, etc. for a particular job or purpose",
            "sensetop": "suggest somebody/something for somethingsuggest somebody/something as somethingsuggest somebody/somethingsuggest how, what, etc…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Who would you suggest for the job?",
                    "contextForm": "suggest somebody/something for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She suggested Paris as a good place for the conference.",
                    "contextForm": "suggest somebody/something as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She suggested John as chairman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you suggest a better way of doing it?",
                    "contextForm": "suggest somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "May I suggest a white wine with this dish, Sir?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a **suggested donation** of $5 to attend the show."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you suggest how I might contact him?",
                    "contextForm": "suggest how, what, etc…"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "recommend",
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to put an idea into somebody’s mind; to make somebody think that something is true",
            "sensetop": "suggest (that)…suggest somethingsuggest something to somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All the **evidence suggests** (that) he stole the money.",
                    "contextForm": "suggest (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Recent **studies suggest** the possibility of a cure for the disease.",
                    "contextForm": "suggest something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some believe that organic foods offer no health benefits, but this research **suggests otherwise**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The stage lighting was used to suggest a beach scene."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What do these results suggest to you?",
                    "contextForm": "suggest something to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is no evidence to suggest the presence of infection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The novel implicitly suggests that racism can explain the murder."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The evidence suggests quite strongly that the fire was caused by an explosion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ending is meant to suggest a form of redemption."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "indicate",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["certainly", "clearly", "strongly"],
                "verb + suggest": ["seem to", "be meant to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to state something indirectly",
            "sensetop": "suggest (that)…suggest something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Are you suggesting (that) I’m lazy?",
                    "contextForm": "suggest (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’m not suggesting (that) she was responsible for the accident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I would never suggest such a thing.",
                    "contextForm": "suggest something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is not far-fetched to suggest a connection between them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're not seriously suggesting that is a plausible explanation?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I do not mean to suggest that the poem is purely biographical."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am merely suggesting that there is more than one way to view this matter."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["highly", "strongly", "tentatively"],
                "verb + suggest": [
                    "seem reasonable to",
                    "be far-fetched to",
                    "seem far-fetched to"
                ],
                "preposition": ["as", "for", "to"],
                "phrases": ["can I suggest…", "I suggest…", "I would suggest…"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒest/",
                "audio": "su/suggest/suggest__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒests/",
                "audio": "su/suggest/suggests__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒestɪd/",
                "audio": "su/suggest/suggested__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒestɪŋ/",
                "audio": "su/suggest/suggesting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒest//səɡˈdʒest/",
                "audio": "su/suggest/suggest__us_1_rr.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒests//səɡˈdʒests/",
                "audio": "su/suggest/suggests__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒestɪd//səɡˈdʒestɪd/",
                "audio": "su/suggest/suggested__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈdʒestɪŋ//səɡˈdʒestɪŋ/",
                "audio": "su/suggest/suggesting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent.: from Latin suggest- ‘suggested, prompted’, from the verb suggerere, from sub- ‘from below’ + gerere ‘bring’."
}