Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Suggestion has 7 different meanings across 1 category:
a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
"it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
a just detectable amount
"he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
"a hint mockery in her manner"
"a tint of glamour"
persuasion formulated as a suggestion
"The therapist gently offered a suggestion that she imagine her worries floating away on a cloud."
the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
"The sudden mention of his childhood home triggered a rapid chain of memories, each suggestion leading seamlessly into the next until he was overwhelmed."
the act of inducing hypnosis
"The therapist used a gentle suggestion to guide me into a deep state of hypnosis before beginning our session."
Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
"She made a suggestion for us to try that new Italian restaurant downtown."
In plain English: A suggestion is an idea you offer to someone else so they can think about doing something.
"She offered a suggestion that we try the new restaurant nearby."
Usage: Use for to indicate the purpose of an action, such as making a suggestion intended to help someone achieve a specific goal. Avoid confusing this noun with the verb suggest, which does not take the preposition for when followed directly by the proposed idea or person being advised.
The word suggestion comes from the Latin suggero, which literally means "to bring up" or "bring from below." It entered Middle English via Anglo-Norman, eventually becoming a noun in modern English that describes an idea offered for consideration.