suggestion

suggestion is on the Basic English 850 List.

sugar - suggestion - summer

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /səˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/ or [səˈd͡ʒɛʃtʃən]
• (US) IPA ^(key): /səɡˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/ or /səˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: sug‧ges‧tion

Noun

Singular suggestion

Plural suggestions

1. (countable) An idea for something to do, that someone says to another person. The other person is free to do the thing or not do the thing.

   I have a suggestion for you: have more fruit and you will be healthier.

Related words

• suggest
• suggestive