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1. (v.t.) infer
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence.
2. infer
to guess; speculate; surmise.
3. infer
(of facts, circumstances, statements, etc.) to indicate or involve as a conclusion; lead to.
4. infer
to hint; imply; suggest.
5. (v.i.) infer
to draw a conclusion, as by reasoning.
Etymology: (1520–30; < ML inferre to imply, L: to bring in, advance =in-in-2+ferre to bring, carry, bear1)
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| Definition of 'infer' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) deduce, infer, deduct, derive
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
2. (verb) generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer
draw from specific cases for more general cases
3. (verb) deduce, infer
conclude by reasoning; in logic
4. (verb) guess, infer
guess correctly; solve by guessing
"He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
5. (verb) understand, infer
believe to be the case
"I understand you have no previous experience?"
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| Definition of 'infer' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) infer
to bring on; to induce; to occasion
2. (verb) infer
to offer, as violence
3. (verb) infer
to bring forward, or employ as an argument; to adduce; to allege; to offer
4. (verb) infer
to derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude or surmise from facts or premises; to accept or derive, as a consequence, conclusion, or probability; to imply; as, I inferred his determination from his silence
5. (verb) infer
to show; to manifest; to prove
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Sense: to judge (from facts or evidence)
I inferred from your silence that you were angry.
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 Afrikaans: aflei |
 Arabic: يَسْتَدِل، يَسْتَنْتِج |
 Bulgarian: заключвам |
 Brazilian: inferir |
 Czech: vyvozovat |
 German: folgern |
 Danish: slutte |
 Greek: συμπεραίνω, συνάγω |
 Spanish: inferir, deducir |
 Estonian: järeldama |
 Farsi: برداشت کردن |
 Finnish: päätellä |
 French: déduire |
 Hebrew: לְהַסִיק |
 Hindi: अनुमानकरना |
 Croatian: zaključivati, zaključiti |
 Hungarian: következtet |
 Indonesian: menilai |
 Icelandic: álykta |
 Italian: dedurre |
 Japanese: 推論する |
 Korean: 추론하다 |
 Lithuanian: padaryti išvadą |
 Latvian: secināt |
 Malay: membuat kesimpulan |
 Dutch: afleiden |
 Norwegian: trekke slutninger, utlede |
 Polish: (wy)wnioskować |
 Persian: برداشت کردن |
 Pashto: واخیستل |
 Portuguese: inferir |
 Romanian: a deduce |
 Russian: делать вывод |
 Slovak: usúdiť |
 Slovenian: sklepati |
 Serbian: zaključiti |
 Swedish: sluta sig till |
 Thai: ลงความคิดเห็น |
 Turkish: sonucuna varmak |
 Taiwanese: 推斷 |
 Ukrainian: робити висновок (з чого) |
 Urdu: نتیجہ اخز کرنا |
 Vietnamese: suy luận |
 Chinese: 推断 |
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