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(susses, sussing, sussed) If you suss a person or situation, you realize or work out what their real character or nature is. (BRIT INFORMAL) I think I’ve sussed the reason for it... The women began to suss that there was no reason why they should be impressed by him... We’re getting the problem sussed. VERB: V n, V that, get n V-ed, also V wh • Suss out means the same as suss. They’re sussing out the area to see how strong the police presence is... He susses his colleagues out and he knows who he can trust... I’d had the training to suss out what he was up to. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P, V P wh, also V that
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transitive verb Etymology: by shortening & alteration from suspect Date: 1966 1. chiefly British figure out — usually used with out 2. chiefly British to inspect or investigate so as to gain more knowledge — usually used with out ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
v. & n. (also sus) Brit. sl. --v.tr. (sussed, sussing) 1 suspect of a crime. 2 (usu. foll. by out) a investigate, inspect (go and suss out the restaurants). b work out; grasp, understand, realize (he had the market sussed). --n. 1 a suspect. 2 a suspicion; suspicious behaviour. Phrases and idioms on suss on suspicion (of having committed a crime). Etymology: abbr. of SUSPECT, SUSPICION ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. (обыкн. suss out) разузнать; понять youth susses things out for itself —- молодежь до всего доходит своим умом 2. относиться с подозрением, недоверчиво ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) разузнать; понять (тж. suss out); youth susses things out for itself - молодежь до всего доходит своим умом. 2) относиться с подозрением, недоверчиво ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v BrE informal to realize something (suss (that)) (We soon sussed she wasn't telling the truth.) suss sb/sth out phr v BrE informal to understand the important things about someone or something, especially things they are trying to hide (She's bound to suss out the truth sooner or later.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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