suspect

/səˈspekt/ verb [T]

Translation

CRIME › to think that someone may have committed a crime or done something bad

şüphelenmek, şüphe duymak, kuşkulanmak

He was suspected of drug dealing. suspected terrorists691

THINK LIKELY › to think that something is probably true, or is likely to happen

ihtimal vermek, tahmin etmek

[+ (that)] They suspected that he was lying.2197

NOT TRUST › to not trust someone or something

güvenmemek, kuşku duymak, şüphelenmek

She suspected his motives for offering to help.1165

(Definition of suspect verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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