Suspect | Mean of suspect in English Dictionary

/səˈspɛkt/

• Verb
• to think that (someone) is possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong
1. He's suspected in four burglaries.
2. The police suspect him of murder.
3. No one suspects you of cheating.
• to think that (something) is possibly the cause of something bad
1. The pesticide is suspected of causing cancer.
• to think that (a crime) has possibly been committed
1. The police do not suspect murder in this case.
2. The fire chief suspects arson.

• to think that (something, especially something bad) possibly exists, is true, will happen, etc.
1. We suspected a trap.
2. I suspect it will rain.
3. Call the doctor immediately if you suspect you've been infected.
4. The latest research confirms what scientists have long suspected.
5. I suspect she's not who she says she is.
6. “We haven't done our homework.” “I suspected as much.”
• to have feelings of doubt about (something)
1. I suspected his motives in giving me the money.
2. I have reason to suspect her sincerity when she makes promises like that.
• Noun
• a person who is believed to be possibly guilty of committing a crime
1. a murder suspect
2. One suspect has been arrested.
3. She is a possible/prime suspect in connection with the kidnapping.
• a thing that is thought of as a possible cause of something bad
1. The prime suspect for the food poisoning is the potato salad.
• the usual people or things that are suspected or thought of in a particular situation
1. The breakfast menu had all the usual suspects [=the usual things]—eggs, pancakes, waffles, and French toast.
• not able to be trusted
1. The suspect [=suspicious] vehicle was reported to the police.
2. The witness's claim was suspect. [=dubious, questionable]
3. The room had a suspect odor.