Polyglot Dictionary

sospechar

/sospeˈtʃaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
sospecho
preterite (yo)
sospeché
past participle
sospechado

Meaning

  1. to suspect

    • Sospecho que miente.

      I suspect he is lying.

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

barruntar

sospechar is the everyday, common word for "to suspect"; barruntar is more literary, describing a hunch or premonition.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

suspeitar

suspeitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to suspect."

Practice

1 What does sospechar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ que miente.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sospechar?

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