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suspected

UK
/səˈspektɪd/
US
/səˈspɛktɪd/
suspected around
suspected around

Translations

suspectedpast participle
UK
/səˈspɛktɪd/
US
/səˈspɛktɪd/
Functioning as the past participle of the verb "suspect" used adjectivally.
suspectSe dit d’une personne ou d’une chose tenue pour coupable, fausse ou dangereuse sans preuve concluante.
The suspected thief was taken in for questioning by the police.
Le suspect voleur a été emmené pour être interrogé par la police.
présuméEmployé quand on suppose une cause ou une origine sans preuve certaine; registre courant et juridique.
The suspected cause of the illness was contaminated water.
La cause présumée de la maladie était de l’eau contaminée.
Additional translations
supposéVariante possible quand le sens est simplement hypothétique ou non confirmé.
alléguéS’emploie surtout dans un contexte officiel ou journalistique pour une réalité non encore prouvée ou confirmée.
Synonyms
supposed
presumed
assumed
believed
inferred
suspectverb

suspected

Past Simple

suspected
Past Simple
suspected
Past Participle
suspecting
Gerund
UK
/ˈsʌspekt/
US
/ˈsʌsˌpɛkt/
I suspect that she knows more than she's letting on.
Je suspecte qu'elle en sait plus qu'elle ne le laisse entendre.
suspecterAvec la construction suspecter quelqu'un de + infinitif.
The police suspect him of being involved in the robbery.
La police le suspecte d'être impliqué dans le vol.
Synonyms
mistrust
doubt
infer
imagine
speculate
disbelieve
question

Definitions

suspectedpast participle
Believed to be guilty, false, or dangerous without conclusive evidence.
The suspected thief was taken in for questioning by the police.
Thought to be the cause or source of something, often without proof.
The suspected cause of the illness was contaminated water.
Not yet proven or confirmed; alleged.
Authorities quarantined the area around the suspected virus outbreak.
suspectverb
To have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of something without certain proof.
I suspect that she knows more than she's letting on.
To believe someone to be guilty of a crime or wrongdoing without certain proof.
The police suspect him of being involved in the robbery.
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