Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin suspectāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /so.spetˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: so‧spet‧tà‧re

Verb edit

sospettàre (first-person singular present sospètto, first-person singular past historic sospettài, past participle sospettàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to suspect
  2. (transitive) to think, to imagine, to suspect
    Synonyms: credere, immaginare, pensare
  3. (intransitive) to suspect somebody (or something), to get suspicious, to mistrust
    Synonyms: nutrire sospetti, avere sospetti, diffidare

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Further reading edit

  • sospettare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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