infer

ɪnˈfɜː

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Definition of infer - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

logicdeduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning

From the clues, she could infer that something was wrong..

conclude

deduce

reason

indicatesuggest as a logical consequence

The data infers a significant trend.

conclude

deduce

reason

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Origin of infer

Latin, inferre (to bring in)

Terms with infer included in their meaning

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read

interpretation

interpret or infer meaning from something

conclude

logic

deduce or infer from evidence

understand

infer meaning

infer something not explicitly stated

extrapolate

general reasoning

infer by extending known information

iceberg theory

literature

minimalist writing style leaving much to infer

projective test

personality assessment

exam using unclear prompts to infer traits from reactions

educe

logic

infer or deduce from existing data or premises

natural theology

theology

physicotheology focusing on physical world to infer God

Examples of infer in a sentence

We can infer the author's intent from the text.
From his tone, I could infer he was upset.
We can infer the outcome from the initial results.

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French:déduire, impliquer, ...
German:folgern, ...
Italian:dedurre, indicare, ...
Spanish:concluir, sugerir, ...
Portuguese:inferir, sugerir, ...
Chinese:推断, 暗示, ...
Japanese:推測する, 示唆する, ...
Arabic:استنتج, أشار, ...
Hebrew:לְהַסִּיק, לְהַצְבִּיעַ עַל, ...
Russian:делать вывод, указывать, ...
Ukrainian:зробити висновок, вказувати, ...
Hindi:निष्कर्ष निकालना, संकेत देना, ...
Bengali:অনুমান করা, ইঙ্গিত করা, ...
Catalan:inferir, indicar, ...
Czech:vyvodit, naznačovat, ...
Danish:udlede, indikere, ...
Dutch:afleiden, aanduiden, ...
Greek:συμπεραίνω, υποδηλώνω, ...
Hungarian:következtetni, jelezni, ...
Khmer:សន្និដ្ឋាន, បង្ហាញថា, ...
Korean:추론하다, 암시하다, ...
Persian:استنباط کردن, دلالت کردن, ...
Polish:wnioskować, wynikać z, ...
Portuguese (BR):inferir, sugerir, ...
Romanian:a deduce, a sugera, ...
Swedish:sluta sig till, indikera, ...
Thai:อนุมาน, บ่งชี้, ...
Turkish:sonuç çıkarmak, sonucunu çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:suy ra, ngụ ý, ...

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Origin of infer

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