The Collaborative International Dictionary
Suspect \Sus*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suspected; p. pr. & vb. n. Suspecting.]
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To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease.
Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring to know more.
--Bacon.From her hand I could suspect no ill.
--Milton. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.
To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story.
--Addison.-
To look up to; to respect. [Obs.]
Syn: To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of suspect English)
Usage examples of "suspecting".
The eight clerics were anxious now, somehow suspecting that this night would be eventful.
He pulled up into a small copse of fir trees set on top of a small rise, fully suspecting, like the others, that unfriendly eyes were watching them from more than one direction.
Jierdan blurted out, suspecting otherwise, but masking his excitement for fear that it might implicate him.
They rushed to meet her, but the drow, suspecting that someone might be in pursuit, slipped along through the monoliths and took up a lookout.
He had no idea of Entreri's intent, but whatever the assassin was about, Regis didn't want him even suspecting that he was awake.
The captain moved to confront Pinochet, suspecting the man's importance.
Drizzt had never seen such speed before and he marked it well, suspecting that he would one day witness it again under more dangerous circumstances.
Robillard, who had already met the Harpell, just walked away, shaking his head and suspecting that exciting times were yet to come.
Harkle pressed with all urgency, the wizard suddenly suspecting that his time was short.
All he thought of was that he'd come to take it as his own, whatever the cost to Jarlaxle, though he made certain that he kept a bit of compassion evident whenever he thought of the mercenary leader, Entreri replayed that singular thought and purpose over and over again, suspecting that the artifact, in this place of its greatest power, would scan those thoughts.
Quenthel said, eyeing Pharaun and Valas alike, as though suspecting that the two were collaborating.
Ze Doonarralans will go on zeir merry way, never suspecting zat zey are set up ftrr destruczhon until ze bomb falls on zeir heads.
But it's not going to help you now, Sass, not if Randy Paraden has everyone suspecting them.
Yana asked, not quite certain she could tease this unusual man, but suspecting she could.
Zainal asked, suspecting that Ditsy had checked out such matters when he was looking around all the storage places.