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💡 A typing helper 💡 To offer suggestions
to autosuggest

to autosuggest

4.2
To show word and phrase suggestions as you type in a search or message box
  • verb
  • /ˌɔːtəˈsəʤɛst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sugerir automáticamente
  • Many modern search engines autosuggest possible queries as you type in the search box.

Examples

  • The app will autosuggest contacts when you start entering a name or email address.

  • If you enable the feature, your phone can autosuggest words to speed up your typing.

  • The search bar will autosuggest relevant terms.

  • You can autosuggest keywords while typing.

  • Many modern search engines autosuggest possible queries as you type in the search box.

  • The app will autosuggest contacts when you start entering a name or email address.

  • If you enable the feature, your phone can autosuggest words to speed up your typing.

How Predictive

to predict
812 3.0
to autocomplete
  • Specialized
3.9
to autosuggest
  • Specialized
4.2
to suggest
∞ 2.1

Surface Forms

autosuggest infinitive
autosuggested past
autosuggested past participle
autosuggesting present participle
autosuggests third person singular

Morphology

autosuggest = suggest (transparent) = auto + suggest

The verb directly means to suggest automatically, with auto- adding the sense of automatic action.

Etymology

Autosuggest comes from auto- ('self' or 'automatic') and suggest ('to offer an idea'), the same idea as in the noun. So as a verb it means to automatically offer suggestions to a user while they type.