"suspect" meaning in English

See suspect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsʌs.pɛkt/ Audio: en-us-suspect-noun-adj.ogg [US] Forms: suspect [positive], more suspect [comparative], most suspect [superlative]
enPR: sŭsʹpĕkt Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is suspect, it is untrue, or likely to cause problems.
    Sense id: simple-suspect-en-adj-kp3EaOXh

Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌs.pɛkt/ Audio: en-us-suspect-noun-adj.ogg [US] Forms: suspect [singular], suspects [plural]
enPR: sŭsʹpĕkt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A suspect is a person or thing who you believe committed a crime or caused something.
    Sense id: simple-suspect-en-noun-DvrCNb66

Verb

IPA: /səsˈpɛkt/ Audio: en-us-suspect-verb.ogg [US] Forms: suspect [canonical], suspects [third-person, singular], suspected [past], suspected [past, participle], suspecting [present, participle]
enPR: səs.pĕktʹ Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you suspect something, you feel that something, often bad, is probably true.
    Sense id: simple-suspect-en-verb-rEHXlTE5
  2. If you suspect someone or something, you don't trust them, or you think something is their fault.
    Sense id: simple-suspect-en-verb-3Y1hq3mb
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