5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Suspect  \Sus*pect"\,  n.  [LL.  suspectus  See  {Suspect},  a.] 
  1.  Suspicion.  [Obs.]  --Chaucer. 
 
  So  with  suspect,  with  fear  and  grief,  dismayed. 
  --Fairfax. 
 
  2.  One  who  or  that  which  is  suspected;  an  object  of 
  suspicion;  --  formerly  applied  to  persons  and  things  now 
  only  to  persons  suspected  of  crime.  --Bacon. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Suspect  \Sus*pect"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Suspected};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Suspecting}.] 
  1.  To  imagine  to  exist;  to  have  a  slight  or  vague  opinion  of 
  the  existence  of  without  proof,  and  often  upon  weak 
  evidence  or  no  evidence;  to  mistrust;  to  surmise;  -- 
  commonly  used  regarding  something  unfavorable,  hurtful,  or 
  wrong  as  to  suspect  the  presence  of  disease. 
 
  Nothing  makes  a  man  suspect  much  more  than  to  know 
  little;  and  therefore  men  should  remedy  suspicion  by 
  procuring  to  know  more  --Bacon. 
 
  From  her  hand  I  could  suspect  no  ill.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  To  imagine  to  be  guilty,  upon  slight  evidence,  or  without 
  proof;  as  to  suspect  one  of  equivocation. 
 
  3.  To  hold  to  be  uncertain;  to  doubt;  to  mistrust;  to 
  distruct;  as  to  suspect  the  truth  of  a  story.  --Addison. 
 
  4.  To  look  up  to  to  respect.  [Obs.] 
 
  Syn:  To  mistrust;  distrust;  surmise;  doubt. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Suspect  \Sus*pect"\,  a.  [L.  suspectus  p.  p.  of  suspicere  to 
  look  up  admire,  esteem,  to  look  at  secretly  or  askance,  to 
  mistrust;  sub  under  +  specere  to  look:  cf  F.  suspect 
  suspected,  suspicious.  See  {Spy},  and  cf  {Suspicion}.] 
  1.  Suspicious;  inspiring  distrust.  [Obs.] 
 
  Suspect  [was]  his  face,  suspect  his  word  also 
  --Chaucer. 
 
  2.  Suspected;  distrusted.  [Obs.] 
 
  What  I  can  do  or  offer  is  suspect.  --Milton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Suspect  \Sus*pect"\,  v.  i. 
  To  imagine  guilt;  to  have  a  suspicion  or  suspicions;  to  be 
  suspicious. 
 
  If  I  suspect  without  cause  why  then  make  sport  at  me 
  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  suspect 
  adj  :  (informal)  not  as  expected;  "there  was  something  fishy  about 
  the  accident";  "up  to  some  funny  business";  "some 
  definitely  queer  goings-on";  "a  shady  deal";  "her 
  motives  were  suspect";  "suspicious  behavior"  [syn:  {fishy}, 
  {funny},  {queer},  {shady},  {suspicious}] 
  n  1:  someone  who  is  under  suspicion 
  2:  a  person  against  whom  an  action  is  brought  in  a  court  of  law 
  [syn:  {accused},  {defendant}]  [ant:  {plaintiff}] 
  v  1:  imagine  to  be  true  or  to  be  the  case;  "I  suspect  that  there 
  is  more  to  the  story" 
  2:  imagine  to  be  true;  "I  suspect  he  is  a  fugitive"  [syn:  {surmise}] 
  3:  regard  as  untrustworthy;  regard  with  suspicion;  have  no 
  faith  or  confidence  in  [syn:  {distrust},  {mistrust}]  [ant: 
  {trust}] 
  4:  hold  in  suspicion;  believe  to  be  guilty 
  5:  suspect  to  be  false;  "I  distrust  that  man"  [syn:  {distrust}, 
  {doubt}] 
  6:  believe  guilty 

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