imply
21imply — /ɪmˈplaɪ / (say im pluy) verb (t) (implied, implying) 1. to involve as a necessary circumstance: speech implies a speaker. 2. (of words) to signify or mean. 3. to indicate or suggest, as something naturally to be inferred, without express… …
22imply / infer — Imply means to suggest indirectly : Her hesitation implied that her answer was no. Infer means to draw a conclusion from known facts : He inferred that the answer was no from her hesitation. See implicate / imply …
23imply / infer — Imply means to suggest indirectly : Her hesitation implied that her answer was no. Infer means to draw a conclusion from known facts : He inferred that the answer was no from her hesitation. See implicate / imply …
24imply - infer — ◊ imply If you imply that something is the case, you suggest that it is the case without actually saying so. Somehow he implied that he was the one who had done all the work. His tone implied that he hoped that something would happen soon. ◊… …
25imply, insinuate — To imply is to indicate without actual statement something that is to be inferred (See imply, infer). TO insinuate is to hint slyly or subtly, to instill an idea by tricky, subtle, or underhanded means. Insinuate also means to enter or introduce… …
26imply, infer — Speaking on ABC TV s Good Morning America, Mrs. Bush inferred that Clinton had brought disrespect to the presidency (Los Angeles Times). According to nearly all authorities, on both sides of the Atlantic, the word there should be implied, not …
27imply, infer — Speaking on ABC TV s Good Morning America, Mrs. Bush inferred that Clinton had brought disrespect to the presidency (Los Angeles Times). According to nearly all authorities, on both sides of the Atlantic, the word there should be implied, not …
28imply, infer — To imply is to suggest a meaning only hinted at, not explicitly stated. To infer is to draw a conclusion from statements, evidence, or circumstances. Your remark implies that Bill was untruthful. The officer inferred from the fingerprints that… …
29imply — /im pluy /, v.t., implied, implying. 1. to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith. 2. (of words) to signify or mean. 3. to involve as a necessary circumstance: Speech implies a speaker. 4. Obs. to… …
30imply — verb /ɪmˈplaɪ/ a) to have as a necessary consequence And in his bosome secretly there lay / An hatefull Snake, the which his taile vptyes / In many folds, and mortall sting implyes. b) to suggest by logical inference The proposition that all dogs …
