# suspected

Pronunciation: US say "suh-SPEK-tid" /səsˈpɛktɪd/; UK

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of suspect. — simple past and past participle of suspect
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of suspect. Use this form for something you thought was true in the past.
   - _Investigators suspected foul play long before the lab results came back._
   - _He was suspected of cheating, though no one could prove it._

## Adjective

2. Believed, but not proven, to be the cause of something or to be responsible for a fault.
   - Simple: Thought to be the cause of a problem, but not proven yet.
   - _Engineers traced the fire to a suspected fault in the wiring._
   - _Doctors isolated the patient with a suspected infection until the tests confirmed it._

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