suggestion
gb/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/ us/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
A2
Inglês
~ 1900
Aceções
0 aceções
Nome
A2
entity
1
Idea or plan given to someone
An idea or plan that you tell someone so they can think about it.
Padrão de uso:
a suggestion for [something]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'suggestion' with 'advice'. 'Suggestion' is usually one specific idea, while 'advice' can be more general guidance.
Sinónimos
proposal (Often more formal and detailed than a suggestion.)
|
recommendation (Implies advice based on knowledge or expertise.)
Antónimos
order (An instruction that must be followed, not just considered.)
Colocações
make a suggestion
|take a suggestion
|helpful suggestion
|good suggestion
|offer a suggestion
Temas
communication
|daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- She made a useful suggestion about how to improve the project.
- Do you have any suggestions for a good restaurant nearby?
- His suggestion was to start the meeting earlier.
- I liked her suggestion to add more colors to the design.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I have a suggestion for dinner.
- Can I give you a suggestion?
- That is a good suggestion.
- He made a suggestion to go to the park.
Nome
B2
entity
2
Slight sign or indication of something
A small sign that shows something may be true.
Padrão de uso:
a suggestion of [something]
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse this with the main meaning of 'suggestion' as an idea. This sense is about subtle signs, not proposals.
Sinónimos
trace (A very small amount or sign of something.)
|
hint (An indirect sign or clue about something.)
Antónimos
certainty (A complete assurance without any doubt or subtlety.)
Colocações
a suggestion of doubt
|a suggestion of a smile
|faint suggestion
|slight suggestion
Temas
observation
|description
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- There was a suggestion of sadness in her voice.
- The room had a faint suggestion of lavender in the air.
- He spoke without any suggestion of anger.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I saw a suggestion of fear in his eyes.
- There is no suggestion of rain today.
- Her face showed a suggestion of surprise.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
suggestion
IPA
GB/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
US/səd͡ʒˈɛst͡ʃən/
Sílabas e acento
sug - ges - tion (3 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ges)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: suggestion
- Plural: suggestion, suggestions
Família de palavras
Forms
suggestions
noun
Core family
suggest
verb A2
Related words
suggestive
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
suggestively
adverb
suggestible
adjective
Expressões
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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- I took his suggestion and tried the new café.
- They took her suggestion to change the meeting time.