Present and Suggest

Present

Present verb - To bring before the public in performance or exhibition.

Suggest is a synonym for present in submit topic. In some cases you can use "Suggest" instead a verb "Present", when it comes to topics like offer, propose, introduce, put forward.

Suggest

Suggest verb - To set before the mind for consideration.
Usage example: might I suggest, for an appetizer, our jumbo shrimp cocktail?

Present is a synonym for suggest in propose topic. Sometimes you can use "Present" instead a verb "Suggest".

Common collocations

character present character suggest character
choice present choice suggest choice
idea present idea suggest idea
reason present reason suggest reason
Other words: course, sort, setting, case, way, plan, side, threat, times, ideas.

Both words in one sentence

  • Outgrown Such Silly Superstitions: "Theist" is used in contexts that suggest its become as uncommon as atheism is in the present day.
  • Magazine / MAD Their Christmas-season magazines suggest giving a subscription to Mad as a Christmas present.
  • Recap / Doctor Who S31 E1 "The Eleventh Hour" This is only noticeable on later viewings, as there is nothing to suggest that the opening isn't set in present day until later in the episode.
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