suspecting

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present participle of

to think or believe something to be true or probable:

So far, the police do not suspect foul play.

[ + (that) ] We had no reason to suspect (that) he might try to kill himself.

"Do you think she'll have told them?" "I suspect not/so."

to think that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong:

No one knows who killed her, but the police suspect her husband.

The police suspect him of carrying out two bomb attacks.

Three suspected terrorists have been arrested.

to not trust; to doubt:

I have no reason to suspect her honesty/loyalty.

We suspected his motives in making his offer.