suspect
/səˈspekt/verb
उच्चारण सस्पेक्ट
संदेह होना, शक करना, आशंका होना
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as one-word substitution
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[T] ~ (that)… | ~ sth
to have an idea that something is probably true or likely to happen, especially something bad
संदेह होना, शक करना, आशंका होना
- I suspect that he is lying.
- Doctors suspect food poisoning.
- I suspect that the train will be late again.
+ 2 more examples
- The teacher suspected a mistake in the answer key.
- We suspect that the fault lies in the wiring.
Synonyms believe think imagine guess sense
Opposite know be sure
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[T] ~ sb (of sth/of doing sth)
to think that somebody is guilty of something, without having proof
(किसी पर) शक करना
- The police suspect him of stealing the jewellery.
- Police suspect the cashier of taking the missing money.
- The shopkeeper suspected the boy of taking a pen.
+ 2 more examples
- No one suspected Radhika of cheating.
- He was suspected of having stolen the bicycle.
Synonyms accuse doubt distrust mistrust
Opposite trust believe in
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[T] ~ sth
to have doubts about whether something is true or genuine
(किसी बात की सच्चाई पर) संदेह करना
- I suspected his motives from the start.
- I suspect that the report is not entirely accurate.
- I suspect the claim, because the numbers do not add up.
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- She suspected the offer of being too good to be true.
- The inspector suspects the signature on the form.
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[C]
a person who is suspected of a crime
संदिग्ध व्यक्ति
- The police have arrested two suspects.
- The suspect was released for lack of evidence.
- The main suspect was questioned for three hours.
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- Police released a sketch of the suspect.
- A suspect has been taken into custody.
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that may be false and cannot be relied on; that may be dangerous
संदिग्ध, अविश्वसनीय
- Their figures are suspect.
- a suspect package at the station
- The quality of the old bridge is suspect.
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- His story sounds suspect to me.
- The results of the survey are suspect because the sample was so small.
Synonyms dubious doubtful questionable suspicious fishy
Opposite reliable trustworthy genuine
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
suspect (verb, stress on -spect) + that-clause
Suspect that means to think something bad is probably true.
'Suspect that' का अर्थ यह सोचना है कि कोई बुरी बात शायद सच है।
- I suspect that he copied the answer.
- The police suspected that the fire was deliberate.
suspect sb of (doing) sth
Use of to name the wrong thing someone is thought to have done.
जिस गलत काम का संदेह हो, उसे बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- They suspect him of stealing the money.
- She was suspected of cheating.
a suspect (noun, stress on sus-)
The noun means a person thought to be guilty of a crime. The stress moves to the first syllable.
Noun का अर्थ अपराध का संदिग्ध व्यक्ति है; इसका stress पहले syllable पर जाता है।
- The police arrested two suspects.
- He is the main suspect in the case.
suspect (adjective)
As an adjective after a noun, suspect means doubtful and not to be trusted.
Adjective के रूप में 'suspect' का अर्थ संदिग्ध है, जिस पर भरोसा न किया जा सके।
- The report's figures look suspect.
+Collocations 4
adjective + suspect
primemainchieflikelyinnocentwanted
- The prime suspect was questioned for hours.
verb + suspect
arrestquestionidentifyreleaseclearname
- The police released the suspect for lack of proof.
adverb + suspect
stronglyrightlyprivatelysecretlyalways
- I strongly suspect that the message was not real.
suspect + noun
packagedeviceclaimmotivebehaviour
- A suspect package was found at the station.
“More examples 5
- Radhika suspected that the call was a fraud.
राधिका को संदेह हुआ कि वह कॉल धोखाधड़ी थी।
- The shopkeeper was a suspect in the robbery.
दुकानदार उस डकैती का संदिग्ध था।
- I suspected nothing until the bill arrived.
बिल आने तक मुझे कुछ भी संदेह नहीं हुआ।
- His excuse seemed suspect to the teacher.
शिक्षक को उसका बहाना संदिग्ध लगा।
- They suspect it will rain tomorrow.
उन्हें अंदेशा है कि कल बारिश होगी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ They suspected on him.
✓ They suspected him.
Suspect takes a direct object.
'Suspect' का सीधा object होता है।
✗ He is suspected for theft.
✓ He is suspected of theft.
The preposition after suspect is of.
'Suspect' के बाद preposition 'of' आता है।
✗ The suspect was arrested of murder.
✓ The suspect was arrested for murder.
A person is arrested for a crime, and suspected or accused of it.
अपराध के लिए गिरफ़्तारी 'arrested for' से और संदेह 'suspected of' से बताया जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These are all about doubt, but with different strength.
ये सभी संदेह से जुड़े हैं, पर शक्ति में अलग हैं।
To believe someone or something is bad or guilty without proof.
बिना प्रमाण किसी को बुरा या दोषी मानना।
- He suspects his neighbour.
To feel unsure whether something is true.
किसी बात के सच होने के बारे में अनिश्चित होना।
- I doubt that he will come.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sus·pect
?Which word?
Keep apart suspect (think something bad is true) and doubt (think something is not true): 'I suspect he lied' means I think he lied; 'I doubt he lied' means I think he did not.
Suspect (लगना कि बुरा सच है) और doubt (लगना कि सच नहीं है) को अलग रखिए: 'I suspect he lied' का अर्थ मुझे लगता है उसने झूठ बोला; 'I doubt he lied' का अर्थ मुझे लगता है नहीं बोला।
§Grammar and usage
Verb susPECT, noun and adjective SUSpect.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: verb susPECT, noun और adjective SUSpect।
Suspect sb of sth (not 'suspect sb for').
'Suspect sb of sth' सही है, जिसका अर्थ है किसी पर किसी बात का शक करना; 'suspect sb for' गलत माना जाता है।