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1. (v.t.) imply
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated.
2. imply
to involve as a necessary circumstance:
Speech implies a speaker.
3. imply
Obs. to enfold.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < MF emplier < L implicāre)
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| Definition of 'imply' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) imply, connote
express or state indirectly
2. (verb) imply
suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
3. (verb) entail, imply, mean
have as a logical consequence
"The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
4. (verb) incriminate, imply, inculpate
suggest that someone is guilty
5. (verb) imply, involve
have as a necessary feature
"This decision involves many changes"
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1. (verb) imply
to suggest sth is true without saying it directly
Are you implying that Henry took the money?
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| Definition of 'imply' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) imply
to infold or involve; to wrap up
2. (verb) imply
to involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting
3. (verb) imply
to refer, ascribe, or attribute
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Sense: to suggest or hint without actually stating
Are you implying that I am a liar?
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 Afrikaans: impliseer |
 Arabic: يوحي، يَضْمِر |
 Bulgarian: загатвам |
 Brazilian: sugerir |
 Czech: naznačovat |
 German: besagen, andeuten |
 Danish: antyde |
 Greek: υπονοώ |
 Spanish: insinuar, dar a entender |
 Estonian: vihjama |
 Farsi: دلالت داشتن بر؛ بطور ضمنی |
 Finnish: vihjailla |
 French: insinuer |
 Hebrew: לִרמוֹז |
 Hindi: का अर्थ होना |
 Croatian: podrazumijevati |
 Hungarian: burkoltan céloz |
 Indonesian: menyatakan secara tidak l |
 Icelandic: gefaí skyn |
 Italian: insinuare |
 Japanese: ほのめかす |
 Korean: 암시하다 |
 Lithuanian: duoti suprasti, norėti pa |
 Latvian: netieši norādīt; likt sap |
 Malay: menyatakan secara tidak l |
 Dutch: impliceren |
 Norwegian: antyde |
 Polish: sugerować |
 Persian: دلالت داشتن بر؛ بطور ضمنی |
 Pashto: ضمن مفهوم، استنباط |
 Portuguese: sugerir |
 Romanian: a insinua |
 Russian: подразумевать |
 Slovak: naznačiť, narážať |
 Slovenian: namigovati |
 Serbian: implicirati |
 Swedish: antyda, insinuera |
 Thai: บอกเป็นนัย |
 Turkish: ima etmek |
 Taiwanese: 意指 |
 Ukrainian: натякати |
 Urdu: ضمنی طور پر دلالت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: ám chỉ |
 Chinese: 意指 |
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