- suspect
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ chief, key, main, number-one, primary (AmE), prime▪
She has been identified as the chief suspect.
▪ likely, logical (AmE), obvious, possible, potential▪ usual▪ criminal, murder, terror, terrorism (esp. AmE), terroristVERB + SUSPECT▪ have, identify (sb as), name (sb as)▪The police have several suspects.
▪ apprehend, arrest, capture, catch, detain, hold, round up▪The army rounded up all the usual suspects.
▪ interrogate, interview, question▪ charge▪ release▪ extradite, hand overPREPOSITION▪ suspect for▪The letter makes him a possible suspect for her murder.
▪ suspect in▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Two men were arrested as suspects in the bombing.
verb1 believe that sth may happen/be trueADVERB▪ strongly▪ rather (esp. BrE)▪I rather suspect they were trying to get rid of me.
▪ rightly, wrongly▪ all along, always▪These revelations only prove what I suspected all along.
▪ immediately▪He immediately suspected the worst.
VERB + SUSPECT▪ begin to▪ have reason to, have reasons to▪She had no reason to suspect that he had not been telling the truth.
PHRASES▪ be widely suspected▪It was widely suspected that the cadets had been acting on orders.
2 believe sb is guilty of sthADVERB▪ rightly, wronglyPREPOSITION▪ of▪He was wrongly suspected of the crime.
PHRASES▪ have grounds for suspecting sb/sth (esp. BrE), have grounds to suspect sb/sth (esp. BrE), have reason to suspect sb/sth, have reasons for suspecting sb/sth, have reasons to suspect sb/sth{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}}adj.VERBS▪ be, look, seem▪ render sth▪The theory is rendered suspect by its reliance on now discredited sources.
ADVERB▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.▪ deeply, highly▪Some of the evidence was deeply suspect.
▪ increasingly▪ a little, slightly, etc.▪ inherently▪ constitutionally (esp. AmE), morally, politically▪the forced adoption of children of politically suspect citizens
Suspect is used with these nouns: ↑package
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
