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подозревать

suspect

Meaning of подозревать

to think that someone may be guilty or that something may be true

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Russian[pədəzrʲɪˈvatʲ]
suspect
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🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I suspect he already knows the answer.

Я подозреваю, что он уже знает ответ.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The detectives suspect the driver was lying.

Детективы подозревают, что водитель лгал.

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подозревать belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

подозреватьsuspect
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

подозревать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between подозревать / заподозрить / предполагать / считать / думать

🇷🇺Russian
подозревать

suspect — to think that someone may be guilty or that something may be true

B1Often

I suspect he already knows the answer.

Я подозреваю, что он уже знает ответ.

П
🇷🇺Russian
подозревать

The closest match: to have a suspicion that someone is guilty or that something is true.

B1Very Often

I suspect that he is hiding something.

Я подозреваю, что он что-то скрывает.

З
🇷🇺Russian
заподозрить

Perfective aspect: a single moment of starting to suspect.

B1Often

The police suspected him of cheating.

Полиция заподозрила его в обмане.

П
🇷🇺Russian
предполагать

To make an inference or guess without full certainty; not necessarily about guilt.

B1Very Often

I assume that the meeting will start at six.

Я предполагаю, что встреча начнётся в шесть.

С
🇷🇺Russian
считать

A general word for an opinion or judgment: to think something is the case; often weaker than 'suspect'.

B1Very Often

I think that he is right.

Я считаю, что он прав.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
думать

The most general word: to have an opinion, think about something, or suppose; usually not a strong suspicion.

B1Very Often

I think that he will come soon.

Я думаю, что он скоро придёт.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
догадываться

To guess or figure something out from hints or signs, without full certainty; not necessarily a suspicion of wrongdoing.

B1Often

I can guess why he was late.

Я догадываюсь, почему он опоздал.

П
🇷🇺Russian
полагать

A more bookish or neutral-formal word for an opinion, assumption, or conclusion; softer and more formal than 'suspect'.

B1Often

I suppose that this is a mistake.

Полагаю, что это ошибка.

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подозревать translation: suspect. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce подозревать

[pədəzrʲɪˈvatʲ]

подозревать translation

suspect

подозревать examples

I suspect he already knows the answer.

подозревать transcription

[pədəzrʲɪˈvatʲ]

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подозревать meaning: what does it mean?

думать, что кто-то виноват или что что-то верно

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I suspect he already knows the answer. Translation: Я подозреваю, что он уже знает ответ.

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