epäillä

      Finnish

      (index ep)

      Etymology

      Originally the frequentative aspect of the verb evätä.

      Pronunciation

      • Hyphenation: e‧päil‧lä
      • Rhymes: lepäillä
      • IPA: /ˈepæilːæ(ʔ)/

      Verb

      epäillä

      1. (transitive, + partitive) To (have) doubt(s), question, wonder, be skeptical about, be doubtful.
      2. (transitive) To think, suspect, guess, imagine, conjecture, surmise, hypothesise/hypothesize, believe, suppose.
      3. (transitive, + partitive) To suspect, mistrust, (be) distrust(ful of), be suspicious of, harbour/harbor suspicions of, be apprehensive about, believe guilty.
      4. (intransitive) To feel uncertain, lack conviction, be indecisive, waver.

      Conjugation

      Synonyms

      • (to think, suspect, guess, imagine, conjecture, surmise, hypothesize, believe, suppose) uumoilla, luulla

      Derived terms

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