Dictionary Check: suspect

"suspect" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

not as expected

Example: "there was something fishy about the accident"
noun

someone who is under suspicion

noun

a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

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verb

imagine to be the case or true or probable

Example: "I suspect he is a fugitive"
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verb

regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

Example: "I suspect her true motives"
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verb

hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty

Example: "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

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