suggestion
gb/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/ us/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
A2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 1900
javaslat, ötlet, nyom, utalás
ਨਾਂਵ
A2
1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'suggestion' with 'advice'. 'Suggestion' is usually one specific idea, while 'advice' can be more general guidance.
ਅਰਥ
Idea or plan given to someone
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
make a suggestion
|take a suggestion
|helpful suggestion
|good suggestion
|offer a suggestion
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
proposal (Often more formal and detailed than a suggestion.)
|
recommendation (Implies advice based on knowledge or expertise.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
order (An instruction that must be followed, not just considered.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
communication
|daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse this with the main meaning of 'suggestion' as an idea. This sense is about subtle signs, not proposals.
ਅਰਥ
Slight sign or indication of something
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
a suggestion of doubt
|a suggestion of a smile
|faint suggestion
|slight suggestion
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
trace (A very small amount or sign of something.)
|
hint (An indirect sign or clue about something.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
certainty (A complete assurance without any doubt or subtlety.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
observation
|description
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A small sign that shows something may be true.
A slight or indirect sign, indication, or amount of something.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
suggestion
IPA
GB/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
US/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
sug - ges - tion (3 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ges)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: suggestion
- Plural: suggestion, suggestions
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
suggestions
noun
Core family
suggest
verb A2
Related words
suggestive
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
suggestively
adverb
suggestible
adjective
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I took his suggestion and tried the new café.
- They took her suggestion to change the meeting time.