Suggest vs Complain - What's the difference?
suggest | complain |
To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.
* (John Locke)
* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 14, author=Angelique Chrisafis, work=Guardian
, title= To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something).
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, title= To ask for without demanding.
To recommend.
* , chapter=19
, title= (obsolete) To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.
* (William Shakespeare)
To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
* Milton
To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
* Shakespeare
To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
In lang=en terms the difference between suggest and complain
is that suggest is to recommend while complain is to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.As verbs the difference between suggest and complain
is that suggest is to imply but stop short of saying explicitly while complain is to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.suggest
English
Verb
(en verb)- Some ideas are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection.
Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism, passage=She was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north African parents to hold a major French government post. But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party.}}
Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3, passage=In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man.}}
Sarah Boseley
Children shun vegetables and fruit, passage=The [British Heart Foundation's] data […] suggests there has been little improvement in eating, drinking and exercise habits in spite of the concern about obesity and the launch of the government's child measurement programme, which warns parents if their children are overweight. About a third of under-16s across the UK are either overweight or obese.}}
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.}}
- Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested .
Usage notes
* (ask for without demanding) This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the form ending in -ing ). SeeSynonyms
* (imply but stop short of saying explicitly) allude, hint, imply, insinuate * (ask for without demanding) propose * See alsoDerived terms
* suggestion * suggestiveSee also
* (Suggestion)External links
* * * English reporting verbscomplain
English
Verb
(en verb)- Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
- O loss of sight, of thee I most complain !
- They've complained about me to the police again.
- Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?
- the complaining bed-springs