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1 to tell someone your ideas about what they should do, where they should go etc → propose :

The zoo asked its visitors to suggest a name for the new baby panda.

suggest (that)

Her mother suggested that she should go and see the doctor.

I suggest you call him first.

It has been suggested that the manager will resign if any more players are sold.

suggest doing something

Tracey suggested meeting for a drink after work.

suggest how/where/what etc

Can you suggest what kind of tool I should use?

can/may I suggest (= used to politely suggest a different idea )

May I suggest that you think carefully before rushing into this? ► Do not say ‘suggest (someone) to do something’. Say suggest doing something or suggest that someone (should) do something .

2 to make someone think that a particular thing is true 同义词 indicate :

Trends in spending and investment suggest a gradual economic recovery.

suggest (that)

Opinion polls suggest that only 10% of the population trust the government.

evidence/results/data/studies etc suggest(s) that

The evidence suggests that single fathers are more likely to work than single mothers.

3 to tell someone about someone or something that is suitable for a particular job or activity 同义词 recommend

suggest somebody/something for something

John Roberts has been suggested for the post of manager.

4 to state something in an indirect way 同义词 imply :

Are you suggesting my husband’s been drinking?

5 to remind someone of something or help them to imagine it :

The stage was bare, with only the lighting to suggest a prison.

6 something suggests itself if an idea suggests itself, you think of it :

I’ll look at my cookbooks and see if anything suggests itself.

7 I’m not suggesting spoken used to say that what you have said is not exactly what you intended to say :

I’m not suggesting for one moment that these changes will be easy.

THESAURUS

suggest to tell someone your ideas about what they should do : ‘Why don’t you come with us?’, Alan suggested. | It was a sunny afternoon and so I suggested going to the beach.

recommend to suggest that someone goes somewhere, tries something etc because you know that it is good and you think they will like it : Can you recommend a good restaurant near here? | It’s a brilliant book - I’d recommend it to anyone.

propose formal to formally suggest a plan or course of action, especially at a meeting : The government has proposed building a new town just north of the city. | I propose that we send a delegation to London to discuss our concerns.

put forward to suggest an idea, plan, reason etc : The party has put forward new proposals to reduce the number of cars in the town centre. | The idea was first put forward by Aristotle. | A number of reasons have been put forward to explain these negative results.

nominate to officially suggest someone for an important job or position, or a person, film etc for a prize, especially when people will vote to make a decision : He’s been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. | Three candidates have been nominated for the position of chairman.