The difference between Imagine and Suspect

When used as verbs, imagine means to form a mental image of something, whereas suspect means to imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.


Suspect is also noun with the meaning: a person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

Suspect is also adjective with the meaning: viewed with suspicion.

check bellow for the other definitions of Imagine and Suspect

  1. Imagine as a verb (transitive):

    to form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

    Examples:

    "Try to imagine a pink elephant."

  2. Imagine as a verb (transitive):

    to believe in something created by one's own mind

    Examples:

    "She imagined that the man wanted to kill her."

  3. Imagine as a verb (transitive):

    to assume

    Examples:

    "I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight."

  4. Imagine as a verb (transitive):

    to conjecture or guess

    Examples:

    "I cannot even imagine what you are up to!"

    "The board imagines the merger will increase profits by 25%"

  5. Imagine as a verb (intransitive):

    to use one's imagination

    Examples:

    "'Imagine that we were siblings."

  6. Imagine as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    to contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise

  1. Suspect as a verb (transitive):

    To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

    Examples:

    "to suspect the presence of disease"

  2. Suspect as a verb (transitive):

    To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

    Examples:

    "to suspect the truth of a story"

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  3. Suspect as a verb (transitive):

    To believe (someone) to be guilty.

    Examples:

    "I suspect him of being the thief."

  4. Suspect as a verb (intransitive):

    To have suspicion.

  5. Suspect as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To look up to; to respect.

  1. Suspect as a noun:

    A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

    Examples:

    "Round up the usual suspects.'' — ''Casablanca"

  1. Suspect as an adjective:

    Viewed with suspicion; suspected.

  2. Suspect as an adjective (nonstandard):

    Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.