How Do You Spell SUSPECT?

Pronunciation: [sˈʌspɛkt] (IPA)

The word "suspect" is spelled with the letters S-U-S-P-E-C-T. The IPA phonetic transcription for this word is /səˈspɛkt/. The first syllable is pronounced with the schwa sound /ə/, while the second syllable has an open E sound /ɛ/. The consonants S-P-C-T are pronounced as expected, with a soft C sound /s/. This word has a Latin origin and means to have doubts or question someone's guilt. It is commonly used in criminal investigations and legal contexts.

SUSPECT Meaning and Definition

  1. Suspect is a verb that refers to feeling or expressing suspicion or doubt about someone or something. It is the act of believing or considering someone or something to be guilty or dishonest based on evidence, knowledge, or intuition. When a person suspects, they have an inclination or a notion that someone may have committed a crime or engage in dubious activities. This feeling arises from a lack of trust or from observing behaviors or circumstances that arouse suspicion.

    In a legal context, a suspect is a person who is under investigation or is believed to have committed an offense or wrongdoing. In this sense, a suspect is someone who is being treated as potentially guilty until proven innocent. Law enforcement authorities may identify and question individuals who they suspect are involved in criminal activities based on evidence or eyewitness testimonies.

    As a noun, suspect refers to the person who is under suspicion or the focus of investigation. It can also refer to the act of viewing someone as potentially guilty. Suspects are subjected to scrutiny and closer observation until their innocence or guilt can be established through a legal process.

    In summary, suspect is a term used to describe the state of suspicion or the act of regarding someone with doubt or distrust. It encompasses the belief that someone may be involved in dishonest or criminal activities, as well as the individual being investigated or viewed as potentially guilty.

  2. • Doubtful.
    • To imagine or be of opinion that something exists, but without positive evidence; to mistrust; to doubt; to imagine to be guilty.
    • A doubtful or suspected person.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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Etymology of SUSPECT

The word suspect originated from the Latin term suspectus, which is the past participle of the verb suspicere. Suspicere is a combination of two Latin words: sub meaning from below or infer and specere meaning to look. Therefore, suspect originally meant look from below or look at with suspicion. The term gradually evolved in Middle English as suspecten and later transformed into the modern word suspect.

Idioms with the word SUSPECT

  • suspect sm of sth The idiom "suspect someone of something" means to have a belief or suspicion that someone is involved in or guilty of something, typically something negative or illegal. It implies doubting the intentions, actions, or character of the person in question.

Similar spelling words for SUSPECT

Plural form of SUSPECT is SUSPECTS

Conjugate verb Suspect

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have suspected
you would have suspected
he/she/it would have suspected
we would have suspected
they would have suspected
I would have suspect
you would have suspect
he/she/it would have suspect
we would have suspect
they would have suspect

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been suspecting
you would have been suspecting
he/she/it would have been suspecting
we would have been suspecting
they would have been suspecting

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would suspect
you would suspect
he/she/it would suspect
we would suspect
they would suspect

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be suspecting
you would be suspecting
he/she/it would be suspecting
we would be suspecting
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FUTURE

I will suspect
you will suspect
he/she/it will suspect
we will suspect
they will suspect

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be suspecting
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we will be suspecting
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FUTURE PERFECT

I will have suspected
you will have suspected
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FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been suspecting
you will have been suspecting
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IMPERATIVE

you suspect
we let´s suspect

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to suspect

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was suspecting
you were suspecting
he/she/it was suspecting
we were suspecting
they were suspecting

PAST PARTICIPLE

suspected

PAST PERFECT

I had suspected
you had suspected
he/she/it had suspected
we had suspected
they had suspected

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been suspecting
you had been suspecting
he/she/it had been suspecting
we had been suspecting
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PRESENT

I suspect
you suspect
he/she/it suspects
we suspect
they suspect

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am suspecting
you are suspecting
he/she/it is suspecting
we are suspecting
they are suspecting

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

suspecting

PRESENT PERFECT

I have suspected
you have suspected
he/she/it has suspected
we have suspected
they have suspected

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been suspecting
you have been suspecting
he/she/it has been suspecting
we have been suspecting
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PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it suspect

SIMPLE PAST

I suspected
you suspected
he/she/it suspected
we suspected
they suspected

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