American English

How to pronounce suggestion

nounB1Common word
suhgJEHSchn

/səgˈʤɛs.ʧn̩/

3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.

an idea that you offer to help someone decide what to do or how to do something

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Meanings & examples

noun

an idea that you offer to help someone decide what to do or how to do something

She made a suggestion to improve the schedule.

Thanks for your suggestion about the restaurant.

Common phrases & grammar

make a suggestion · offer a suggestion · a helpful suggestion · a practical suggestion

a suggestion to [verb]

a suggestion for [noun]

nounless common

something that makes you think something may be true or may happen, without saying it directly

There was no suggestion of danger.

His silence was a suggestion that he disagreed.

Good to know

Here, suggestion means an indirect sign or idea, not advice.

Common phrases & grammar

a clear suggestion · a suggestion of danger · a strong suggestion that [clause]

a suggestion of [noun]

a suggestion that [clause]

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