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Suspect

Meanings and phrases

suspect

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
adj.
  1. not as expected; fishy; funny; shady; suspicious

suspect

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. someone who is under suspicion
  2. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused; defendant

suspect

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
v.
  1. imagine to be the case or true or probable; surmise
  2. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in; distrust; mistrust
  3. hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty

murder suspect

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. someone suspected of committing murder

rape suspect

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. someone who is suspected of committing rape

robbery suspect

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. someone suspected of committing robbery

prime suspect

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Other circumstantial evidence made Fox their prime suspect.
  • He is then accused of being the prime suspect in the murder.
  • As commander of the regiment, Kurt Meyer was the prime suspect.

begins to suspect

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Subramani begins to suspect the relationship between Raja and Lakshmi.
  • The King begins to suspect Hong-rim's infidelity and soon gains evidence through his junior commander.
  • Matt begins to suspect Kimberly of the crime and Sydney informs everyone of this but Kimberly is cleared.

main suspect

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Mehsud, was the main suspect in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
  • The South Asia Terrorism Portal cited Vikar Ahmed as a main suspect in the blast.
  • When Titli goes missing in the middle of the night, this man is shown to be the main suspect.

reason to suspect

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • There is reason to suspect that the three were brothers.
  • These men could well have been related to each other, and there is reason to suspect that Tomrair was yet another relation as well.
  • There is reason to suspect that this dynasty reinforced its right to rule by way of royal insignia specifically recorded by the Irish annals.

began to suspect

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Others began to suspect that this was indeed the case.
  • Hill killed Roberts when the latter began to suspect his moon rock was fake.
  • After his return to San Felipe, the citizens began to suspect Desha of murdering Early.
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