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suggest, v.
(suggested, suggesting, suggests)
freq. cnt. 109
more info make a proposal, declare a plan for something
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 84 freq. cnt.: 57 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 4

advise propose suggest

sample sentences

"the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s him to write the letter
They %s to move

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s him to write the letter
They %s to move

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s him to write the letter
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lexical pointers
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more info drop a hint; intimate by a hint
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 7

hint suggest

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident
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lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
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more info imply as a possibility
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 2

intimate suggest

sample sentences

"The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something
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more info call to mind
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 1

evoke paint a picture suggest

sample sentences

"this remark evoked sadness"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something ----s something

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Something ----s something
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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hyponym