American English pronunciation
How to pronounce suspected
IPA transcription: [səs'pɛktəd]
Pronunciation variants: [səs'pɛktəd][səs'pɛktɪd]
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Verb
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imagine to be the case or true or probable
“I suspect he is a fugitive”
“I surmised that the butler did it”
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regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
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hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
“The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
Adjective
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believed likely
“a suspected thief”
“a suspected infection”