Suggest

Verb

 * 1)  To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.
 * Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?
 * 1) To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something).
 * The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.
 * 1)  To ask for without demanding.
 * I’d like to suggest that we go out to lunch.
 * 1)  To recommend.
 * The guidebook suggests that we visit the local cathedral, which is apparently beautiful.

Synonyms

 * (imply but stop short of saying explicitly): allude, hint, imply, insinuate
 * (ask for without demanding): propose
 * See also Thesaurus:advise

Derived terms

 * suggestion
 * suggestive

Adverbs for Suggest
promptly; slyly; insidiously; respectfully; tactfully; whimsically; sagaciously; facetiously; pacifically; deftly; mildly; casually; subtly; wistfully; significantly; poetically; gloomily; sardonically; rationally; contemptuously; craftily; irrelevantly; hypnotically; specifically.

Thesaurus
adumbrate, advance, advert, advise, advocate, allegorize, allude, allude to, ape, appear like, approach, approve, approximate, argue, assume, attest, be construed as, be indicative of, be like, be redolent of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, bear resemblance, bespeak, betoken, bid fair, breathe, brief, bring before, bring forward, bring to mind, bring to recollection, bring up, broach, call to mind, call up, carry back, characterize, coach, come close, come near, commend to attention, compare with, confer, conjecture, connote, consult with, copy, correspond, counsel, counterfeit, demonstrate, denominate, denote, differentiate, direct, disclose, display, drop a hint, entail, evidence, evince, evoke, exhibit, express, favor, follow, furnish evidence, give a hint, give evidence, give indication of, give prospect of, give the cue, give token, glance at, go to show, guide, highlight, hint, hint at, hold out hope, hold the promptbook, identify, illustrate, imagine, imitate, implicate, imply, import, indicate, infer, insinuate, instruct, intimate, introduce, involve, jog the memory, kibitz, launch, lay before, look like, make a motion, make fair promise, make likely, manifest, mark, match, mean, mean to say, meddle, mention, mimic, mirror, moot, move, nag, near, nearly reproduce, not tell apart, note, nudge, offer, offer a resolution, open up, outline, parallel, partake of, point, point indirectly to, point to, pose, postulate, prefer, prescribe, present, presume, presuppose, proffer, promise, prompt, prompt the mind, propose, proposition, propound, put, put forth, put forward, put in mind, put in remembrance, put it to, raise expectation, recall, recommend, refer, refer to, remember, remind, remind one of, resemble, reveal, savor of, seem like, set before, set forth, set forward, shadow forth, show, show signs of, signalize, signify, simulate, sketch, smack of, sound like, speak for itself, speak volumes, spell, stack up with, stand fair to, stand for, start, submit, support, suppose, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, take after, take for granted, tell, tend to show, testify, theorize, typify, urge

Etymology
From suggerere: < sub: + gerere:.

Translations

 * Finnish: vihjailla


 * Russian: намекать, намекнуть


 * Dutch: doen vermoeden,
 * Finnish: viitata, antaa ymmärtää
 * Portuguese:


 * Romanian: sugera
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:


 * Arabic: اقترح
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: soovitama
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Interlingua: proponer
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, 勧める
 * Korean: 암시하다 (amsihada)
 * Malay:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: sugera
 * Russian:,  ;  , посоветовать
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Danish: forslå
 * Finnish: suositella, ehdottaa, esittää
 * French: suggérer


 * Romanian: sugera
 * Russian:,  ;  , посоветовать


 * : sugesti
 * : proponer