German word

suggerieren

Pronunciation

IPA/zʊgeˈʁiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbsuggest

Example

Die Studie suggeriert keinen klaren Zusammenhang.

The study does not suggest a clear connection.

Illustration for suggerieren (suggest)

More examples

Die Ergebnisse suggerieren eine neue Hypothese.

The results suggest a new hypothesis.

Core concept

Clues guide someone toward an unstated meaning or conclusion while the speaker avoids saying it directly.

Common phrases

  • eine Hypothese suggerieren

    suggest a hypothesis

  • subtil suggerieren

    subtly suggest

  • eine Verbindung suggerieren

    suggest a connection

Similar words

andeuten: Hint at something without expressing it openly.
insinuieren: Suggest something negative in an indirect, pointed way.
implizieren: Allow a conclusion to follow from facts or context without stating it.
vorschlagen: Put forward an idea or action for consideration directly.

Definition in German

Etwas indirekt andeuten, so dass andere daraus eine bestimmte Schlussfolgerung ziehen

Word origin

The verb is borrowed through French suggérer from Latin suggerere, whose meanings included supplying or bringing forward something for consideration.

Usage tips

  • The construction "jemandem etwas suggerieren" uses the dative for the person influenced and the accusative for the suggested content.

Other meanings

  • hintverb
  • implyverb

Opposites

  • präzisierenclarifyverb

Related words

  • Suggestionsuggestionnoun
  • Suggestivfrageleading questionnoun

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