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1 ADJ If you are suspicious of someone or something, you do not trust them, and are careful when dealing with them. □ [+ of ] He was rightly suspicious of meeting me until I reassured him I was not writing about him. □  He has his father's suspicious nature. ●  sus|pi|cious|ly ADJ [ADV after v] □  'What is it you want me to do?' Adams asked suspiciously.

2 ADJ If you are suspicious of someone or something, you believe that they are probably involved in a crime or some dishonest activity. □ [+ of ] Two officers on patrol became suspicious of two men in a car. □  A woman kept prisoner in a basement was rescued after suspicious neighbours tipped off police.

3 ADJ If you describe someone or something as suspicious , you mean that there is some aspect of them which makes you think that they are involved in a crime or a dishonest activity. □  He reported that two suspicious-looking characters had approached Callendar. ●  sus|pi|cious|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj/adv] □  They'll ask whether anyone was seen acting suspiciously in the area. □  Police were told to arrest voters found with suspiciously large sums of money in their pockets.

4 → see also suspiciously

sus|pi|cious|ly /səsp I ʃəsli/

1 ADV If you say that one thing looks or sounds suspiciously like another thing, you mean that it probably is that thing, or something very similar to it, although it may be intended to seem different. □  The tan-coloured dog looks suspiciously like an American pit bull terrier.

2 ADV [ADV adj/adv] You can use suspiciously when you are describing something that you think is slightly strange or not as it should be. □  He lives alone in a suspiciously tidy flat in Notting Hill Gate.

3 → see also suspicious

suss /sʌ s/ (susses , sussing , sussed ) VERB If you suss a person or situation, you realize or work out what their real character or nature is. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [V n] I think I've sussed the reason for it. □ [V that] The women began to suss that there was no reason why they should be impressed by him. □ [get n V -ed] We're getting the problem sussed. [Also V wh] ● PHRASAL VERB Suss out means the same as suss . □ [V P n] They're sussing out the area to see how strong the police presence is. □ [V n P ] He susses his colleagues out and he knows who he can trust. □ [V P wh] I'd had the training to suss out what he was up to. [Also V that]

sussed /sʌ st/ ADJ If someone is sussed , they are clever and know a lot about something such as clothes, pop music, or politics. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]

sus|tain ◆◇◇ /səste I n/ (sustains , sustaining , sustained )

1 VERB If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. □ [V n] But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age. □ [V -ed] …a period of sustained economic growth throughout 1995.

2 VERB If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage. □ [V -ed] A tourist died of injuries sustained in the bomb blast.

3 VERB If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season. SYNONYMS sustain VERB

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maintain:Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.