suggestion

«suggestion» in Mova's school dictionary: an idea or plan that you offer for others to think about… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a suggestion, suggestions)

meaning for a pupil

1) A suggestion is an idea or plan that you offer for others to think about, like «Let's play outside». tree →

2) A suggestion is a small sign or hint of something, like a suggestion of a smile. tree →

sense in the lessons

In class, pupils make suggestions for improving work, and teachers say «Any suggestions?»; in writing feedback, a suggestion helps you make your work better. In everyday life, families make suggestions about what to eat or where to go. Phrases: «make a suggestion», «have a suggestion», «suggestion box», «at someone's suggestion».

examples

• Do you have any suggestions for the class trip? tree →
• I have a suggestion: let's take turns. tree →
• We put our ideas in the suggestion box. tree →
• The teacher wrote a helpful suggestion on my story. tree →
• At Mum's suggestion, we took umbrellas. tree →
• There was a suggestion of rain in the grey sky. tree →
• Thanks for your suggestion; we'll try it. tree →
• Benfey's suggestion is certainly ingenious, but perhaps too ingenious to be true. tree →

note

Countable noun: «a suggestion, suggestions». From the verb «suggest». We «make» a suggestion (not «do» a suggestion). Spelling: double g: s-u-g-g-e-s-t-i-o-n. A suggestion is not an order; people can say no.

In the corpora

• A dictionary gives spelling and meaning; spellcheck is quick but may suggest the wrong word, so read the suggestion.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «suggestion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.