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# suspect

«suspect» in Mova's school dictionary: **probably true, without being sure (I suspect it will rain)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (suspect, suspects, suspected, suspecting); noun (a suspect, suspects); adjective (suspect)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (verb) To think something is probably true, without being sure (I suspect it will rain). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#m1)

2) (verb) To think someone may have done something wrong (suspect him of lying). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#m2)

3) (verb) To doubt or not trust something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#m3)

4) (noun) A person the police think may have done a crime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#m4)

5) (adjective) Possibly false, dangerous or not to be trusted (a suspect package). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and detective tales, the suspects and clues. In safety, report a suspect package or a suspected scam to an adult. In science, suspecting a cause before testing it. Phrases: «suspect someone of», «the main suspect», «a suspected case», «I suspect so».

### examples

- I suspect the dog ate my sandwich. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x1)
- The police questioned three suspects. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x2)
- She suspected him of cheating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x3)
- Don't touch a suspect package — tell an adult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x4)
- I suspect you're right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x5)
- He is the main suspect in the robbery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x6)
- A suspected broken arm was checked by the doctor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x7)
- “Do you suspect me of being a spy sent by the ogre?” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/#x8)

### note

Stress: verb sus-PECT, noun and adjective SUS-pect. Noun «suspicion», adjective «suspicious». «Suspect someone OF something». A suspect is not guilty until proven; in stories, the obvious suspect is often not the one who did it.

### In the corpora

- [Some people now suspect any good art might be AI; keeping sketches shows how a picture was made.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/21-news-deepfakes-history/15/)
- [«The end was indeed nearer than even the Rat suspected.» — the writer warns us something is coming.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/31-willows-ch2-part3-poop-poop/29/)
- [At lunch Toad is so puffed up that the others suspect something.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/72-willows-ch12-part3-no-speeches-and-no-songs/7/)
- ["Person of interest" is the US official phrase for a suspect.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/27-crime-prison-and-police/14/)
- [Dad: «Three suspects for one cookie.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/431-when-the-story-falls-apart/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «suspect» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspect/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.