Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with suggest in American Collocation
suggest
verb
transitive
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/səɡˈdʒest/
seriously/jokingly
jokingly
seriously
She laughed, and jokingly suggested that I should make her grandfather happy.
You’re not seriously suggesting that I give up my job are you?
in a gentle way
gently
subtly
tentatively
Andrea gently suggested I try turning around.
in a way that is helpful or kind
helpfully
kindly
He has very kindly suggested putting our website address on the side of his car.
in a polite way
humbly
politely
respectfully
May I respectfully suggest that the first thing you do is check your facts?
originally
initially
originally
Harnad initially suggested an alternative approach.
strongly
strongly
He strongly suggested that I ask for help.
correctly
rightly
He rightly suggests that young people need to be treated with respect.
strongly
certainly
clearly
strongly
Scientific research strongly suggests that the best way for athletes to increase fitness is to train a little faster than usual.
suggesting the opposite
otherwise
Most people think this is true but the evidence suggests otherwise.