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Suspect (adj.): that you suspect to be dangerous or illegal. E.g. a suspect package. You see a package. You are not sure about what it may ... 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Suspectandsuspected(adjectives) Threadstarter Sherlockat Startdate Jul31,2011 Sherlockat SeniorMember Australia Castilian(Patagonian) Hithere! I'dliketoknowtheproperusageoftheseadjectives.OUPisnotclearenoughtowhentouseoneortheother. Thanksinadvanceforanyclarification. Suspect(adj.):thatyoususpecttobedangerousorillegal. E.g.asuspectpackage. Suspected(adj.):believedlikely. E.g.asuspectedbrokenarm;suspectedterrorists. Mytentativeanswer(amIright?): Suspectbasedonafact? Suspectedbelieforspeculationofsth? NB:Ialreadycheckedonhttp://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1913783butitreferstoverbs.   donbill SeniorMember SouthCarolina/USA English-American Sherlockatsaid: Hithere! I'dliketoknowtheproperusageoftheseadjectives.OUPisnotclearenoughtowhentouseoneortheother. Thanksinadvanceforanyclarification. Suspect(adj.):thatyoususpecttobedangerousorillegal. E.g.asuspectpackage. Youseeapackage.Youarenotsureaboutwhatitmaycontainorwhereitcamefrom.Itismysterious,suspect. Suspected(adj.):believedlikely. E.g.asuspectedbrokenarm;suspectedterrorists. Somethingisdefinitelywrongwiththearm.Itmaybebroken.Isuspectthatitis.Certainindividualshavebeenarrestedonthesuspicionthattheyareterrorists.Theyaresuspectedterrorists. Mytentativeanswer(amIright?): Suspectbasedonafact?(Maybeabelieforviewthatderivesfromobjectivefact--theappearanceofapackageoranalysisofcertainideasoropinions,forexample) Suspectedbelieforspeculationofsth?(Theresultofspeculationorsuspicion) Sherlockat,mycommentsarelargelytheresultofthinkingandwritingatthesametime.Waitforotheropinions. NB:Ialreadycheckedonhttp://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1913783butitreferstoverbs. Clicktoexpand...   WanderingJJ SeniorMember England BritishEnglish ThanksDonbillforthedetailedreply. Woulditberighttosaythatsuspectasanadjectiveiseqivalenttosuspiciousorsuspicious-looking,whilesuspectedmeans'believedtobe'?Mindyou,thatdoesn'thelpourSpanish-speakingfriendsasbothwordsmaybetranslatedas'sospechoso'incertaincontexts.   donbill SeniorMember SouthCarolina/USA English-American WanderingJJsaid: ThanksDonbillforthedetailedreply. Woulditberighttosaythatsuspectasanadjectiveiseqivalenttosuspiciousorsuspicious-looking,whilesuspectedmeans'believedtobe'?Mindyou,thatdoesn'thelpourSpanish-speakingfriendsasbothwordsmaybetranslatedas'sospechoso'incertaincontexts. Clicktoexpand... WanderingJJ, Ithinkthat'sagreatwaytoputit.Infact,thatwhatIwastryingtosayinmypost.   Sherlockat SeniorMember Australia Castilian(Patagonian) WanderingJJsaid: ThanksDonbillforthedetailedreply. Woulditberighttosaythatsuspectasanadjectiveiseqivalenttosuspiciousorsuspicious-looking,whilesuspectedmeans'believedtobe'?Mindyou,thatdoesn'thelpourSpanish-speakingfriendsasbothwordsmaybetranslatedas'sospechoso'incertaincontexts. Clicktoexpand... That'swhyIpostedmyquestion,inSpanishithasthesametranslation. Thanksguys...   WanderingJJ SeniorMember England BritishEnglish Sherlockatsaid: That'swhyIpostedmyquestion,inSpanishithasthesametranslation. Thanksguys... Clicktoexpand... HiSherlockat, IhopewhatDonbillandIpostedhashelpedclarifyalittle.Believeme,IhavesimilardifficultieswithSpanishwordsthataresimilarbutquitedifferentinusageandmeaning. Unsaludo   grubble SeniorMember SouthofEngland,UK BritishEnglish Sherlockatsaid: Suspect(adj.):thatyoususpecttobedangerousorillegal. E.g.asuspectpackage. Suspected(adj.):believedlikely. E.g.asuspectedbrokenarm;suspectedterrorists. Clicktoexpand... Therealdifferencebecomescleartoanativespeakerifwetrytoswapthewords. "asuspectedpackage."Thisnowmeansanobjectthatisthoughttobeapackage,maybeitisnotapackagethough..(Notetonatives:IknowanothermeaningispossiblebutIamtryingtoexploredifferences) "asuspectbrokenarm"Thismeanstheownerofthearmistryingtofoolus.Perhapsthearmisperfectlyhealthyandtherearedrugsorabombhiddenintheplastercast. "suspectterrorists"Thishasastrangemeaning.Itsaysthatthepoliceknowthataparticularcrimewascommittedbyterroristsbutonlyafewofthemaresuspects. Inotherwords,swappingthewordschangesthemeaning. Mytakeonit: suspect=untrustworthy,nottobetrusted suspected=believed Anyotherthoughts?   Sherlockat SeniorMember Australia Castilian(Patagonian) donbill+grubble=aprimeanswer. thanksagain,   i9en SeniorMember Russian Ifoundthissentence: SocialsecurityofficialsarefarmorevigorousinhandlingsuspectbenefitclaimantsthanistheInlandRevenueindealingwithsuspectedtaxevasion. Itlookslikesuspectandsuspectedmeanabsolutelythesamething.AsfarasI'mconcerned,therearesomesetexpressionsthatareusedeitherwithonewordortheother.   donbill SeniorMember SouthCarolina/USA English-American i9ensaid: Ifoundthissentence: SocialsecurityofficialsarefarmorevigorousinhandlingsuspectbenefitclaimantsthanistheInlandRevenueindealingwithsuspectedtaxevasion. Itlookslikesuspectandsuspectedmeanabsolutelythesamething.AsfarasI'mconcerned,therearesomesetexpressionsthatareusedeitherwithonewordortheother. Clicktoexpand... Idon'tthinktheymeanthesame.AsIseeit,"suspectbenefitclaimants"referstopeoplewhomakedubiousclaims(requestsforbenefits).Ithinktheadjectivesuspectmodifiesthenounbenefits.Anotherwaytosay"withsuspectedtaxevasion"is"withwhatisbelievedtobetaxevasion." That'showIinterpretthetwowordsinthiscontext.Thewritermighthavemadethingsclearerbyusingdifferentwordstohighlightthecontrast.OtherEnglishspeakersmayhaveotherideas.Waitforthem.   Ballenero SeniorMember BasqueCountry Spaniard Creoquees: Suspect.-Sospechoso. Suspected.-Supuesto. Sherlockatsaid: Suspect(adj.):thatyoususpecttobedangerousorillegal. E.g.asuspectpackage. Clicktoexpand... Paquetesospechoso,podríacontenerunabomba. Sherlockatsaid: Suspected(adj.):believedlikely. E.g.asuspectedbrokenarm;suspectedterrorists. Clicktoexpand... Unsupuestamentebrazoroto,hastaquenosehagaunaradiografía,nopodemossaberlo. Supuestoterrorista,porquetodossomosinocenteshastaquesedemuestrelocontrario.   Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. Share: Facebook Twitter Reddit WhatsApp Email Share Link Forums Spanish-English/Español-Inglés Spanish-EnglishGrammar/GramáticaEspañol-Inglés Top