/ səˈdʒestʃən; NAmE ; NAmE also səgˈdʒ-/ noun
1.
[ C ] suggestion (for / about / on sth) | suggestion (that ... ) an idea or a plan that you mention for sb else to think about :
Can I make a suggestion ?
Do you have any suggestions ?
I'd like to hear your suggestions for ways of raising money.
Are there any suggestions about how best to tackle the problem?
We welcome any comments and suggestions on these proposals.
He agreed with my suggestion that we should change the date.
We are open to suggestions (= willing to listen to ideas from other people) .
We need to get it there by four. Any suggestions?
2.
[ U , C , usually sing. ] suggestion of / that a reason to think that sth, especially sth bad, is true
SYN hint :
A spokesman dismissed any suggestion of a boardroom rift.
There was no suggestion that he was doing anything illegal.
3.
[ C , usually sing. ] a slight amount or sign of sth
SYN trace :
She looked at me with just a suggestion of a smile.
4.
[ U ] putting an idea into people's minds by connecting it with other ideas :
Most advertisements work through suggestion.
the power of suggestion
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IDIOMS
- at / on sb's suggestion
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense an incitement to evil ): via Old French from Latin suggestio(n-) , from the verb suggerere , from sub- from below + gerere bring.