→ spect v. -to believe to exist or be true to have doubts about Examples .. we suspected that he was lost, even before we were told We suspected that it was a trick to get our money. The judge suspected the truth of the thiefs alibisuspect: v. to believe to exist or be true; to have doubts about Examples • We suspected that he was lost, even before we were told. • We suspected that it was a trick to get our money. • The judge suspected the truth of the thief’s alibi