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A keyword: an important word to learn suggest   Show phonetics
verb [T]
1 IDEA to express an idea or plan for someone to consider
[+ (that)] I suggest that we park the car here and walk into town.
[+ doing sth] He suggested having the meeting at his house.

2 ADVICE to say that someone or something is suitable for something
to suggest someone for a job
Can you suggest a good hotel?

3 SEEM TRUE to make something seem likely to be true
All the evidence suggests that she did it.

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