suss
verb
informaluk/sʌs/us/sʌs/[IorT]mainlyUK(alsosuss (sth) out)
torealize,understand, ordiscoversomething:
As you'veprobablysussed by now, Chrislikesfootball.
The Government has sussedthatmiddle-classparentsarebetterat gettingtheirchildreninto goodschools.
Ikeptwakingup with aheadacheand in the end I sussed what wascausingit.
[T]mainlyUK(alsosuss sb out)
tounderstandwhat someonewantsto do or what they are like:
Anybarmaidcan suss a man like himstraightaway.
Surely sherealizesthat I've sussed her?
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- atyourfingertipsidiom
- connection
- figure
- hold
- keenness
- keepsomeoneup
- know a hawk from a handsawidiom
- know the scoreidiom
- know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
- scale
- uncomprehending
- uncomprehendingly
- understand
- voice recognition
- wake up tosomething
- wisdom
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Analysing and evaluating
Idioms
have (got) sb sussed
have (got) sth sussed
Phrasal verbs
susssomethingout
susssomeoneout