suspect

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Latin suspectus, perfect passive participle of suspiciō (mistrust, suspect), from sus-, combining form of sub (under), + speciō (watch, look at).

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Adjective, noun

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suspect (third-person singular simple present suspects, present participle suspecting, simple past and past participle suspected)

  1. (transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence.
    I suspect his theory.
  2. (transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
    I suspect him of lying.
  3. (transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty.
    If you asked me who the thief is, I would suspect him.
  4. (intransitive) To have suspicion.

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Wikipedia suspect (plural suspects)

  1. A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
    Round up the usual suspects.Casablanca

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suspect (comparative more suspect, superlative most suspect)

  1. To be viewed with suspicion.
    The figures in these accounts look suspect — I think someone has been cooking the books.

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Latin suspectus

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suspect m. (f. suspecte, m. plural suspects, f. plural suspectes)

  1. suspicious; suspect

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suspect m. (plural suspects; feminine suspecte, plural suspectes)

  1. a suspect
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