noun

suggestion

suh-JES-chun/səˈdʒestʃən/

An idea presented for consideration.

Her suggestion gives us a simple way to save time.

A small practical sketch on a note is offered across a table for another person's consideration, open receptive hands.

Etymology

sugLatinup from below

+gestLatinbring, carry

+ionLatinaction or result

Carrying something up supplied an image of heaping or building, which developed into bringing an idea forward. The noun names not only that prompting action but also the idea put forward for consideration.

In context

Tamara Nozik1:43

My suggestion is that you get a keyboard or a keyboard app

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More examples

Do you have any suggestions for dinner?
May I make a suggestion about the seating arrangement?
We accepted his suggestion to meet halfway.

Forms

suggestion · suggestions

suggest verb — To offer an idea for consideration.

Similar words

proposal: Often a more formal or developed plan for consideration.
recommendation: Usually advises a preferred choice rather than merely offering one.
idea: A thought that need not be offered to anyone.