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Meaning of suspect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent

Definitions

  1. A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
  2. To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof
  3. To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone)
  4. To have suspicion.
  5. To believe (someone) to be guilty
  6. One who is suspected, especially of having committed a crime.
  7. To have suspicion
  8. Open to or viewed with suspicion: a suspect policy; suspect motives.
  9. To look up to; to respect
  10. To lack trust or confidence in:distrust, doubt, misdoubt, mistrust.
  11. Of dubious character:doubtful, equivocal, questionable, shady, suspicious, uncertain.
  12. a person who is thought guilty. There are three possible suspects in this murder case. verdagte مُشْتَبَه بِه، مَشْبوه заподозрян suspeito podezřelý, -á der/die Verdächtige (en) mistænkt ύποπτοςsospechoso kahtlusalune متهم epäilty suspectחשוד संदिग्ध व्यक्ति, संदेह भाजन sumnjivac gyanúsított tersangka maður sem er grunaður um e-ð sospetto 容疑者 용의자 įtariamasis aizdomās turētais [] orang yang disyaki verdachtemistenktpodejrzany مشکوک suspeito suspect подозреваемый podozrivý, -á osumljenec osumnj...
  13. not trustworthy. I think his statement is suspect. verdag مَشْكوك فيه، مَشْبوه съмнителен suspeito pochybný verdächtig tvivlsom αναξιόπιστος, που εμπνέει υποψίες sospechoso; dudoso kahtlane مظنون epäilyttävä suspectחשוד सन्देहयुक्त मनुष्य sumnjiv gyanús tidak bisa dipercaya grunsamlegur sospetto 疑わしい 의심스러운 įtartinas apšaubāms; aizdomīgs dicurigai verdachtmistenkelig, suspektpodejrzany مظنون suspeito suspect подозрительный pochybný sumljiv sumnjiv misstänkt น่าสงสัย güvenilmez 可疑的 ненадійний; ...
  14. verdag بصورةٍ مُريبَه أو مُثيرَة للشَّك подозрително de modo suspeito nedůvěřivě, podezřele verdächtig mistænkeligt καχύποπτα con desconfianza; sospechosamente kahtlustavalt از روي بدگماني epäilyttävästi avec méfiance, d'une manière suspecte בְּצורָה מְעוֹרֶרֶת חֲשָד शकपूर्वक, संदिग्धता से sumnjivo, nepovjerljivo gyanúsan; gyanakvóan secara mencurigakan grunsamlega sospettosamente, con diffidenza 疑い深く 의심스럽게 įtartinai, įtariai aizdomīgi; ar aizdomām menimbulkan kesangsian verdachtbetenkelig, m...
  15. verdagtheid إرْتِياب، إثارَة للشَّك подозрителност desconfiança podezíravost das Mißtrauen mistænksomhed καχυποψίαdesconfianza; carácter sospechoso kahtlustus بدگماني epäluuloisuus caractère soupçonneux/suspect חשדנות sumnjičavost, sumnjivost gyanússág keadaan mencurigakan grunsemd; tortryggni sospettosità, diffidenza 疑わしさ 의심스러움 įtarumas aizdomīgums menimbulkan kesangsian verdachtheid, argwanendheid mistenkelighet; mistenksomhet podejrzliwość بد ګمانی desconfiança caracter suspicios/ sus­pect...
  16. sospechoso-a.

Equivalents

Afrikaans verdagte
Esperanto suspektato suspekti
فارسی مظنون
Français soupçonner Suspect suspect suspecter
Gaeilge amhrasach
Հայերեն կասկածյալ
Italiano sospettare
日本語 疑う 被疑者
ខ្មែរ ពិរុទ្ធជន
Kurdî ana
Latina suspiciō
Română bănui bănuit suspect suspectă
Kiswahili mshukiwa
తెలుగు అనుమానించు
Türkçe varsaymak
Tiếng Việt nghi phạm

Examples

“1942, Casablanca, written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch Round up the usual suspects.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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