Suggestion Meaning in English

word · lemma: suggest

US

/səˈdʒɛstʃən/

suh-JES-chuhn

UK

/sədʒˈɛstʃən/

suh-JES-chuhn

التعريف

An idea or plan that someone offers for other people to think about or consider. It can also be advice about what someone should do.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in both everyday and professional English. Use 'make a suggestion' or 'have a suggestion'; 'give a suggestion' is less natural. 'Suggestion' is usually softer than a direct order and often appears with 'for' or 'about': 'a suggestion for dinner', 'a suggestion about how to improve it'.

• Spanish: sugerencia
• Portuguese (BR): sugestão
• Portuguese (PT): sugestão
• Chinese (Simplified): 建议 - 提议
• Chinese (Traditional): 建議 - 提議
• Hindi: सुझाव
• Arabic: اقتراح - نصيحة
• Bengali: প্রস্তাব - পরামর্শ
• Russian: предложение - совет (рекомендация)
• Japanese: 提案 - アドバイス
• Vietnamese: gợi ý - đề xuất - lời khuyên
• Korean: 제안 - 조언
• Turkish: öneri - tavsiye
• Urdu: تجویز - مشورہ
• Indonesian: saran - usul

جمل نموذجية

Thank you for your suggestion.

basic

Her suggestion was very helpful.

basic

Do you have a suggestion for dinner?

basic

Can I make a suggestion? Maybe we should leave earlier.

natural

That’s a good suggestion, actually — let’s try it.

natural

I took his suggestion and applied for the job.

natural