Timeline for I highly suspect this will work
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| Aug 10, 2018 at 12:05 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @JamesRandom yes, it is good, but not in a single go. I received 2 upvotes on two different answers after you commented here and on there answer, so I thought you are reading all my answers and upvoting the one which you like. Anyway, have a nice day! | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 11:55 | comment | added | user184130 | @ubihatt I don't know what you are talking about. Do you mean "all my comments"? And surely the point of SE is to upvote good answers? So I voted for Jason's. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 11:46 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @JamesRandom thanks for your suggestion. Between, if you are reading all my answers and upvoting the one you like, then please refrain from doing so. Your and mine account will be suspended. It looks like favouritism to SE admins. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 11:28 | comment | added | user184130 | I can't see any way the sentence could be interpreted as you suggest. If it said "They suspect this" then it would mean they had doubt/questions about whether it would work or not, where it came from, why it was there, or something else. But because it is "They suspect [that] this will work" then it clearly means they think it will probably work. No other interpretation is possible (as far as I can see). | |
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| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:59 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @JasonBassford You can firmly believe something, or your belief is doubtful. doubt is more or less "uncertainty". | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:57 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @JasonBassford from Cambridge. Doubt does not blatantly translate to belief. That is only the part of it. Here is an example: "They highly believe (suspect) this will work.." & My version: "They highly doubt (suspect) this will work..". I request, that we should discus on this question, rather then general set of all possible meanings. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:40 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @Jim I am not stubborn here. I already agree to what you say, but that meaning doesn't fit here. Also, you dodged my question: : "They highly believe (suspect) this will work.." & My version: "They highly doubt (suspect) this will work..". We have to answer here based on the question asked. I don't know why you are insisting. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:28 | comment | added | Jim | Well, whatever. I’m sorry I can’t convince you. Maybe others can | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:25 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @Jim that's not what OP is asking, right? we have to stick to question. We both know how a word behaves in a given ecosystem. I rest my case here. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:22 | comment | added | Jim | Try doing your substitution on these occurrences: google.com/… | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:18 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @Jim I understand what you are trying to say, but let's back to OP's assertion. I have replaced suspect with your suggestion "believe" and my suggestion "doubt". According to you: "They highly believe (suspect) this will work.." & My version: "They highly doubt (suspect) this will work.." ….. you got the idea, right?! | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:12 | comment | added | Jim | Well when we’re stuck in the dungeon and our friend says, “I highly suspect the dragon is behind that door.” Give me a chance to back away a little before you go running through it. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:07 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @Jim that's your opinion. I interpret it as “I highly suspect means I strongly doubt”. Doubt is not always negative. For an example, I can say, "I doubt, my code will work" meaning, I am not sure it will run. My code can run or may not run. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:07 | comment | added | Jim | You just used it correctly! And in the construction as the OP. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:05 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @Jim and I suspect that my explanation is best for the given context. It is not entirely wrong as you put it. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:05 | comment | added | Jim | When j read @JasonBassford’s first 3 comments I conclude that he is saying rhe same thing I am saying. “I highly suspect means I strongly believe” ... | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:01 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @Jim there is lack of proper context and we are left to speculate. I used that meaning to which Jason Bassford disagreed and I agree with him. thanks! | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 6:00 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @JasonBassford you agree to what Jim is saying? | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 5:59 | comment | added | Jim | Ubi, while true, that’s not the sense being used in OP’s sentence. Try Merriam Webster to imagine to exist or be true, likely, or probable <I ~ he's right> vi : to imagine something to be true or likely | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 5:56 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @Jim Merriam Webster clearly states that suspect means doubt or a question. Here, in a given case, suspension is based on doubt. And you doubt something or someone if you are uncertain about them or lack conviction in them. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 5:51 | comment | added | Jim | Well, the dictionary definitions you quote (in your earlier edits) support my claim, you just aren’t interpreting them properly. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 5:49 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @Jim I prefer to go with dictionary definition. Please provide the source of your claim. Thanks! | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 5:43 | comment | added | Jim | Sorry but this still appears to be backwards. To “suspect” is to believe/conclude based on intuition or reasoning based on circumstantial evidence. Where’s John? I don’t know but I saw him go out the door with his gym bag, so I suspect he is at the gym. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 at 4:45 | comment | added | Ubi.B | @JasonBassford ok! changed the answer. thanks once again :) | |
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