suggestion
/səˈdʒɛstʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/səˈdʒɛstʃ(ə)n/
səˈdʒɛstʃən
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- 3 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
sə - ˈdʒɛstʃən -> suggestion
Myanmar meaning
(n) တိုက်တွန်းချက်။ အကြံအစည်။ အယူအဆ။
Full entry
suggestion /sǝ'dʒestʃǝn; US sǝg'dʒ-/ n
၁။ [C] ~ (that…) အကြံပြုချက်။ အဆိုပြုချက်။ What shall we do today – any suggestions? ❍ Several people made suggestions about/on how to raise funds. ❍ Janet was my first suggestion as chairperson. ❍ There's no suggestion that she should resign (ie That would not even be a possibility).
၂။ [U] အကြံပြုချက်။ On /At your suggestion (ie Because you suggested it) I bought the more expensive model.
၃။ [C usu sing ] မဆိုစလောက်။ အရိပ်အငွေ့မျှ။ speak English with the suggestion of a French accent.
၄။ [U] အရိပ် အမြွက်ပြခြင်း။
Most advertisements work through suggestion.
More examples
- If you’re looking for last-minute Christmas presents, here are some suggestions.
- [suggestion that] : The committee rejected a suggestion that share options should be offered to junior employees.
- [suggestion for/about] : He had some good suggestions for making improvements in our service.
- [make/offer a suggestion] : Could I make a few suggestions about the way your essay is structured?
- [open to suggestions] : We have a few ideas for the show, but we’re open to suggestions.
- [at someone’s suggestion] : It was at Larry’s suggestion that I attended the meeting.
- There is no suggestion that the plan will adversely affect employment in the city.
- [suggestion that] : The government rejected any suggestion that it was to blame.
- [suggestion of] : They dismissed any suggestion of a link between factory emissions and acid rain.
- The success of advertising depends on the power of suggestion.
- [suggestion of] : There was a suggestion of rain in the air.
Synonyms
proposal, proposition, submission, idea, offer, plan, advancement, advice, air, allusion, angle, appeal to, apply to, approach, association, aura, autosuggestion, bid, big idea, bit, brainchild, breath, charge, clue, commendation, connotation, counsel, cue, evocation, exhortation, feel one out, feel out, game plan, gimmick, give a play, give a tumble, hint, hot lead, implication, indication, injunction, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, instruction, intimation, invitation, lead, make advance, make overture, make up to, motion, notion, opinion, outline, overtone, pitch, presentation, proffer, prompting, recommendation, reminder, resolution, scheme, self-suggestion, setup, shade, sign, signification, smack, sneaking suspicion, sound out, sounding out, soupçon, speak to, speaking to, steer, strain, suspicion, symbol, symbolism, symbolization, symbology, take aside, talk to, talking to, taste, telltale, tender, testimonial, thesis, thought, thumb, tinge, tip, tip-off, touch, trace, undertone, vein, whisper, wind
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