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- [verb suh-spekt; noun suhs-pekt; adjective suhs-pekt, suh-spekt]
- /verb səˈspɛkt; noun ˈsʌs pɛkt; adjective ˈsʌs pɛkt, səˈspɛkt/
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- [verb suh-spekt; noun suhs-pekt; adjective suhs-pekt, suh-spekt]
- /verb səˈspɛkt; noun ˈsʌs pɛkt; adjective ˈsʌs pɛkt, səˈspɛkt/
Definitions of suspecting word
- verb with object suspecting to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder. 1
- verb with object suspecting to doubt or mistrust: I suspect his motives. 1
- verb with object suspecting to believe to be the case or to be likely or probable; surmise: I suspect his knowledge did not amount to much. 1
- verb with object suspecting to have some hint or foreknowledge of: I think she suspected the surprise. 1
- verb without object suspecting to believe something, especially something evil or wrong, to be the case; have suspicion. 1
- noun suspecting a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like. 1
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Origin of suspecting
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (adj.) < Latin suspectāre, equivalent to su- su- + spectāre, frequentative of specere to look at
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Parts of speech for Suspecting
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suspecting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
suspecting usage trend in Literature
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adj suspecting
- credulous — If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived.
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