suspect
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈsʌspekt/US /ˈsʌspekt/
Meaning
noun
a person who is suspected of a crime or of having done something wrong
“a murder suspect”
verb
to have an idea that something is probably true or likely to happen, especially something bad, but without having definite proof
“As I had suspected all along, he was not a real policeman.”
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“I suspect won't be done for a decade.”
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“suspect I'm hoping but you know I'm not”
📺 Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders LectureLearn this word in the video →
“I discovered that I had a strong will and more discipline than I had suspected.”
📺 J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement SpeechLearn this word in the video →
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