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suspect
verb
to
believe
that
something
is
probably
true
or
that
someone
has
probably
done
something
wrong
,
often
without
having
complete
proof
•
I
suspect
we
will
be
late
if
we
don
’
t
leave
now
.
I
suspect
we
will
be
late
if
we
don
’
t
leave
now
.
•
The
police
suspect
him
of
stealing
the
bicycle
.
The
police
suspect
him
of
stealing
the
bicycle
.
From
Latin
suspicere
‘
look
up
at
,
look
askance
at
’,
later
‘
mistrust
’,
via
Old
French
suspecier
.
noun
a
person
who
is
believed
to
have
committed
a
crime
or
done
something
wrong
•
The
suspect
was
arrested
near
the
train
station
.
The
suspect
was
arrested
near
the
train
station
.
•
Police
questioned
several
suspects
after
the
robbery
.
Police
questioned
several
suspects
after
the
robbery
.
From
the
verb
“
suspect
,”
first
recorded
as
a
noun
in
the
late
15th
century
.
adjective
likely
to
be
false
,
bad
,
or
untrustworthy
•
The
meat
smelled
suspect
,
so
we
threw
it
away
.
The
meat
smelled
suspect
,
so
we
threw
it
away
.
•
His
suspect
alibi
didn
’
t
convince
the
jury
.
His
suspect
alibi
didn
’
t
convince
the
jury
.
Adjective
use
developed
from
the
past
participle
of
the
verb
in
the
17th
century
,
describing
something
that
arouses
suspicion
.
