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suggestionan idea or plan put forward for consideration

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an idea or plan put forward for consideration

Pronunciation (IPA): /səɡˈdʒestʃən/

Korean meaning: 제안, 제의, 의견

Korean pronunciation: 서**제스**천

Example Sentences

  • My suggestion is to order pizza instead of cooking - it's Friday night!
  • The teacher welcomed all suggestions for the school festival.
  • There was just a suggestion of garlic in the soup, but my vampire friend still ran away.

suggestion

NOUN

//səɡˈdʒestʃən//

an idea or plan put forward for consideration

suggestion concept
💡 Concept

Her suggestion to add more lemon transformed the chef's bland soup into something amazing.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/səɡˈdʒestʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/səɡˈdʒestʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootsuggest
Suffix--ion

Origin

From Latin 'suggerere' meaning 'to carry, bring up, or propose', derived from 'sub-' (under) and 'gerere' (to carry or bear). The word entered English through Old French in the 14th century.

🎵Rhyme

digestioncongestionquestion
digestion
congestion
question

🔗Collocations

make a suggestion
helpful suggestion
suggestion box
practical suggestion
follow a suggestion
power of suggestion

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My suggestion is to order pizza instead of cooking - it's Friday night!

The teacher welcomed all suggestions for the school festival.

😄 Fun example

There was just a suggestion of garlic in the soup, but my vampire friend still ran away.

His suggestion to work from home was unanimously approved.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

proposalrecommendationadviceideahint

Antonyms

commandorderdemand

Related

suggestproposerecommendadvisecounsel

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