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- DictionaryIn·fer/inˈfər/
verb
- 1. deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements: "from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing"
: to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises. we see smoke and infer fire L. A. White. compare imply. 2. : guess, surmise. your letter … allows me to infer that you are as well as ever O. W. Holmes †1935. 3. a. : to involve as a normal outcome of thought. b. : to point out : indicate.
to conclude (a state of affairs, supposition, etc) by reasoning from evidence; deduce. tr to have or lead to as a necessary or logical consequence; indicate. tr to hint or imply.
infer. /ɪnˈfʌr/ /ɪnˈfʌ/ IPA guide. Other forms: inferred; infers; inferring. When you infer something, you read between the lines. To infer is to make a well informed guess — if you see your mom’s bag on the table, you might infer that she’s home. When you infer, you listen closely to someone and guess at things they mean but haven't actually said.
to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have: infer something from something What do you infer from her refusal? [ + that ] I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Concluding and deducing. analysis. deduce something from something. deducible
to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have: infer something from something What do you infer from her refusal? [ + that ] I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Concluding and deducing. analysis. deduce something from something. deducible
to reach an opinion or decide that something is true on the basis of information that is available synonym deduce. infer something (from something) Much of the meaning must be inferred from the context. Readers are left to infer the killer’s motives. infer that… It is reasonable to infer that the government knew about these deals. Extra Examples.
1. verb. If you infer that something is the case, you decide that it is true on the basis of information that you already have. I inferred from what she said that you have not been well. [VERB that] By measuring the motion of the galaxies in a cluster, astronomers can infer the cluster's mass. [VERB noun]
1. to conclude (a state of affairs, supposition, etc) by reasoning from evidence; deduce. 2. ( tr) to have or lead to as a necessary or logical consequence; indicate. 3. ( tr) to hint or imply. [C16: from Latin inferre to bring into, from ferre to bear, carry] inˈferable, inˈferible, inˈferrable, inˈferrible adj. inˈferably adv.
INFER definition: to guess that something is true because of the information that you have: . Learn more.
To conclude or decide from something known or assumed; derive by reasoning; draw as a conclusion. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To involve by logical necessity; entail. American Heritage. To draw inferences. Webster's New World. To indicate indirectly; imply. Webster's New World. More Verb Definitions (2) Synonyms: mean to say. indicate
