глагол 1) предлагать, советовать Например: The architect suggested restoring the building. — Архитектор предложил восстановить здание. He suggested a visit to the gallery. — Он посоветовал посетить галерею. She suggested a compromise to us. — Она предложила нам компромиссное решение. I suggested waiting. — Я предложил подождать. Who suggested his taking part? — Кто был инициатором того, чтобы он принял участие? 2) внушать; подсказывать (мысль); намекать; наводить на мысль Например: Does the name suggest nothing to you? — Разве это имя вам ничего не говорит? An idea suggested itself to me. — Мне пришла в голову мысль. What does this shape suggest to you? — Это что-нибудь вам напоминает? She suggested (to us) that an exception be / should be made. — Она пыталась нас убедить в том, что должно быть сделано исключение. Did she suggest where we should meet? — Она сказала, где мы должны встретиться? Синоним(ы): mean 3) [юриспруденция] выдвигать в качестве предположения или мотива suggest suggested
глагол общая лексика предлагать, советовать Например: she suggested a compromise to us — она предложила нам компромиссное решение she suggested him for the post — она предложила его на эту должность
1) внушать 2) наводить на мысль 3) намекать 4) означать 5) подсказывать 6) предлагать; советовать 7) (пред)полагать Например: to suggest itself — напрашиваться
transitive verb Etymology: Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere to pile up, furnish, suggest, from sub- + gerere to carry 1. a. obsolete to seek to influence; seduce b. to call forth; evoke c. to mention or imply as a possibility Example: suggested that he might bring his family d. to propose as desirable or fitting Example: suggest a stroll e. to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis Example: suggest a solution to a problem 2. a. to call to mind by thought or association Example: the explosion…suggested sabotage — F. L. Paxson b. to serve as a motive or inspiration for Example: a play suggested by a historic incident • suggester noun Synonyms: suggest, imply, hint, intimate, insinuate mean to convey an idea indirectly. suggest may stress putting into the mind by association of ideas, awakening of a desire, or initiating a train of thought Example: a film title that suggests its subject matter. imply is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed Example: measures implying that bankruptcy was imminent. hint implies the use of slight or remote suggestion with a minimum of overt statement Example: hinted that she might get the job. intimate stresses delicacy of suggestion without connoting any lack of candor Example: intimates that there is more to the situation than meets the eye. insinuate applies to the conveying of a usually unpleasant idea in a sly underhanded manner Example: insinuated that there were shady dealings.