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suggest

S2 W2

BrE /səˈdʒest/ AmE /səˈdʒest/

verb en → es

past suggested pp suggested ing suggesting

1 PROPOSE IDEA [transitive] B1

to say that you think someone should do something or that a particular idea is worth considering

proponer, sugerir, recomendar

  • suggest doing sth
  • suggest sb to do sth

Collocations suggest a solution · suggest an idea

  • She suggested that we go for a walk.

    Ella sugirió que fuéramos a dar un paseo.

2 IMPLY [transitive] B2

to say something in an indirect way, often because you do not want to be too direct or honest

sugerir, insinuar, dar a entender

  • suggest that sb is doing sth

Collocations suggest something to someone · suggest an idea indirectly

  • He suggested that she was lying.

    Él insinuó que ella estaba mintiendo.

Phrasal verbs

suggest itself IDEA COMES TO MIND B2

venir a la mente, sugerirse

  • The idea suggested itself.

    La idea vino a su mente.

suggest to sb that PROPOSE TO SOMEONE C1

proponer a alguien que, sugerir a alguien que

  • I suggested to him that we should leave.

    Le sugerí que deberíamos irnos.

Idioms

suggest itself B2

venir a la mente, sugerirse

  • The answer suggested itself.

    La respuesta vino a su mente.

suggest to sb that C1

proponer a alguien que, sugerir a alguien que

  • I suggested to her that we should reconsider.

    Le sugerí que deberíamos reconsiderar.