suggestion
gb/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/ us/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
A2
Inglese
~ 1900
javaslat, ötlet, nyom, utalás
SOSTANTIVO
A2
1
Schema d'uso:
a suggestion for [something]
She made a useful suggestion about how to improve the project.
Hasznos javaslatot tett arra, hogyan lehetne javítani a projekten.
Do you have any suggestions for a good restaurant nearby?
Van valamilyen javaslatod egy jó étteremre a közelben?
His suggestion was to start the meeting earlier.
I liked her suggestion to add more colors to the design.
Esempi per chi studia
I have a suggestion for dinner.
Van egy javaslatom a vacsorára.
Can I give you a suggestion?
Tegyek egy javaslatot?
That is a good suggestion.
He made a suggestion to go to the park.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'suggestion' with 'advice'. 'Suggestion' is usually one specific idea, while 'advice' can be more general guidance.
Significato
Idea or plan given to someone
Collocazioni
make a suggestion
|take a suggestion
|helpful suggestion
|good suggestion
|offer a suggestion
Sinonimi
proposal (Often more formal and detailed than a suggestion.)
|
recommendation (Implies advice based on knowledge or expertise.)
Contrari
order (An instruction that must be followed, not just considered.)
Temi
communication
|daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
An idea or plan that you tell someone so they can think about it.
An idea, plan, or proposal that someone puts forward for others to think about or consider.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
2
Schema d'uso:
a suggestion of [something]
There was a suggestion of sadness in her voice.
A hangjában szomorúság nyoma érződött.
The room had a faint suggestion of lavender in the air.
A szobában a levegőben enyhe levendulaillat érződött.
He spoke without any suggestion of anger.
Esempi per chi studia
I saw a suggestion of fear in his eyes.
A szemében a félelem nyomát láttam.
There is no suggestion of rain today.
Ma nincs nyoma esőnek.
Her face showed a suggestion of surprise.
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse this with the main meaning of 'suggestion' as an idea. This sense is about subtle signs, not proposals.
Significato
Slight sign or indication of something
Collocazioni
a suggestion of doubt
|a suggestion of a smile
|faint suggestion
|slight suggestion
Sinonimi
trace (A very small amount or sign of something.)
|
hint (An indirect sign or clue about something.)
Contrari
certainty (A complete assurance without any doubt or subtlety.)
Temi
observation
|description
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A small sign that shows something may be true.
A slight or indirect sign, indication, or amount of something.
Grammatica
Forma base
suggestion
IPA
GB/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
US/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
Sillabe e accento
sug - ges - tion (3 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ges)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: suggestion
- Plural: suggestion, suggestions
Famiglia di parole
Forms
suggestions
noun
Core family
suggest
verb A2
Related words
suggestive
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
suggestively
adverb
suggestible
adjective
Espressioni
just a suggestion
1/d͡ʒˈʌst ə səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
fixed phrase
Optional idea, not an order
Used to say that what you said is only an idea and not something that must be done.
Esempi
- It's just a suggestion — you don't have to do it.
- That was just a suggestion, not a rule.
make a suggestion
1/mˈeɪk ə səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
fixed phrase
Offer an idea or plan
To tell someone your idea so they can think about it.
Esempi
- May I make a suggestion before we start?
- She made a suggestion to improve the menu.
take someone's suggestion
1/tˈeɪk sˈʌmwˌʌnz səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
fixed phrase
Accept and use another's idea
To agree with and do what someone suggested.
Esempi
- I took his suggestion and tried the new café.
- They took her suggestion to change the meeting time.