Suspect ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Suspect ( verb )

1. To believe that something is true or possible, especially on the basis of evidence that is not conclusive.
2. To suspect someone of having committed a crime or an offence.

Origin:

Middle english suspecten, from latin suspectare to suspect, from sus- sus- +pectare to look at, from spectare to look at, from specere to look.

Examples:

1. I suspect that he is lying.
2. The police suspect that he is the thief.
3. I suspect that there is a problem.
4. The company suspects that there was a fraud.
5. She suspects that he has a girlfriend.

(As a noun)

Suspect ( noun )

1. To believe that something is true or possible, especially on the basis of evidence that is not conclusive.
2. To suspect someone of having committed a crime or an offence.

Origin:

Middle english suspecten, from latin suspectare to suspect, from sus- sus- +pectare to look at, from spectare to look at, from specere to look.

Examples:

1. I suspect that he is lying.
2. The police suspect that he is the thief.
3. I suspect that there is a problem.
4. The company suspects that there was a fraud.
5. She suspects that he has a girlfriend.