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suggest
verb
to
mention
an
idea
,
plan
,
or
course
of
action
for
someone
to
think
about
or
possibly
follow
•
I
suggested
taking
the
train
instead
of
driving
to
avoid
traffic
.
I
suggested
taking
the
train
instead
of
driving
to
avoid
traffic
.
•
Can
you
suggest
a
good
restaurant
near
here
?
Can
you
suggest
a
good
restaurant
near
here
?
Early
16th
century
,
from
Latin
“
suggestus
,”
past
participle
of
“
suggerere
”
meaning
“
bring
up
,
supply
,”
from
sub-
‘
from
below
’
+
gerere
‘
bring
.’
verb
to
show
or
make
something
seem
likely
without
saying
it
directly
;
to
imply
•
The
dark
clouds
suggest
that
it
will
rain
soon
.
The
dark
clouds
suggest
that
it
will
rain
soon
.
•
His
shy
smile
suggested
he
already
knew
the
answer
.
His
shy
smile
suggested
he
already
knew
the
answer
.
Same
origin
as
other
sense
:
from
Latin
“
suggerere
,”
meaning
“
bring
up
to
the
mind
,”
later
evolving
to
the
idea
of
indirect
indication
.
suggestion
noun
an
idea
,
plan
,
or
piece
of
advice
that
someone
puts
forward
for
another
person
to
think
about
•
Could
you
give
me
a
suggestion
for
a
good
movie
to
watch
tonight
?
Could
you
give
me
a
suggestion
for
a
good
movie
to
watch
tonight
?
•
My
teacher
wrote
helpful
suggestions
in
the
margins
of
my
essay
.
My
teacher
wrote
helpful
suggestions
in
the
margins
of
my
essay
.
Borrowed
into
Middle
English
from
Latin
“
suggestio
”
meaning
“
an
advising
or
prompting
”.
noun
a
slight
amount
,
trace
,
or
sign
of
something
•
There
was
just
a
suggestion
of
cinnamon
in
the
cake
’
s
flavor
.
There
was
just
a
suggestion
of
cinnamon
in
the
cake
’
s
flavor
.
•
His
voice
held
a
suggestion
of
anger
,
though
he
smiled
.
His
voice
held
a
suggestion
of
anger
,
though
he
smiled
.
Same
origin
as
the
primary
sense
,
with
meaning
extended
to
“
slight
indication
”
by
the
late
18th
century
.