Definitions for imply
ɪmˈplaɪim·p·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.4 / 5 votes

1. imply, connoteverb

   express or state indirectly

2. implyverb

   suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

3. entail, imply, meanverb

   have as a logical consequence

   "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

4. incriminate, imply, inculpateverb

   suggest that someone is guilty

5. imply, involveverb

   have as a necessary feature

   "This decision involves many changes"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. implyverb

   to enfold, entangle.

2. implyverb

   to have as a necessary consequence

   The proposition that "all dogs are mammals" implies that my dog is a mammal

3. implyverb

   to suggest by logical inference

   When I state that your dog is brown, I am not implying that all dogs are brown

4. implyverb

   to hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement

   What do you mean "we need to be more careful with hygiene"? Are you implying that I don't wash my hands?

5. Etymology: From emplier, from implicare, from in + plicare

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Implyverb

   Etymology: impliquer, French; implico, Latin.

   1. To infold; to cover; to intangle.

   Whose courage stout,
   Striving to loose the knot that fast him ties,
   Himself in straighter bonds too rash implies. Fairy Queen.

   And Phœbus flying so most shameful sight,
   His blushing face in foggy cloud implies. Fairy Queen.

   2. To involve or comprise as a consequence or concomitant.

   That it was in use among the Greeks the word triclinium implieth. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   What follows next is no objection; for that implies a fault. Dryden.

   Bows the strength of brawny arms imply,
   Emblems of valour, and of victory. Dryden.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Implyverb

   to infold or involve; to wrap up

2. Implyverb

   to involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting

3. Implyverb

   to refer, ascribe, or attribute

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imply

   im-plī′, v.t. (Spens.) to enfold: to include in reality, to express indirectly: to mean: to signify:—pr.p. imply′ing; pa.p. implied′.—adv. Implī′edly. [O. Fr. empleier—L. implicāre.]

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1. Imply

   Imply vs. Infer -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Imply and Infer.

Matched Categories

1. • Express
   • Have
   • Suggest

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'imply' in Verbs Frequency: #366

Anagrams for imply »

1. limpy

2. pilmy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of imply in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of imply in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of imply in a Sentence

1. Tobin Gorey:

   One estimate put Russia’s winter wheat planting down about 1% on 2021. Still, with normal yields, that would imply a 5.5 million tonnes lift in Russia’s wheat crop in season 2022.

2. Maros Sefcovic:

   It would imply that we are going to build excessive capacity ... and which would make it economically very difficult to operate the Ukrainian transit route.

3. Joseph Gagnon:

   The Fed taking such an action would imply considerable economic weakness than they had been expecting just a few months earlier, i can't see how it would be viewed as good news.

4. Red State chief Erick Erickson:

   It is unfortunate to have to disinvite him. But I just don't want someone on stage who gets a hostile question from a lady and his first inclination is to imply it was hormonal. It just was wrong, he is not a professional politician and is known for being a blunt talker. But there are even lines blunt talkers and unprofessional politicians should not cross. Decency is one of those lines.

5. Jodi Mindell:

   The study doesn't imply you shouldn't let your kids nap, there are only so many hours a day that you can sleep, but that doesn't mean that napping leads to poor sleep.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=imply
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Imply
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=imply
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imply
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=imply