imply
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< Middle English implien < Old French as if *emplier < Latin implicare (“‘to infold, involve’”) < in (“‘in’”) + plicare (“‘to fold’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aɪ
[edit] Verb
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to imply (third-person singular simple present implies, present participle implying, simple past and past participle implied)
- (transitive) To express in a suggestive manner rather than as a direct statement.
- "Are you implying that I don't wash my hands?!"
- (transitive) To have as a necessary consequence.
- (transitive) To suggest a logical inference.
[edit] Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
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[edit] Translations
express suggestively
have as a consequence
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suggest a logical inference
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- imply in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- imply in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
