infers
Use Infers in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
2.
(of facts, circumstances, statements, etc.) to indicate or involve as a conclusion; lead to.
3.
to guess; speculate; surmise.
4.
to hint; imply; suggest.
verb (used without object)
5.
to draw a conclusion, as by reasoning.
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Infers
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Related forms
in·fer·a·ble, in·fer·i·ble, in·fer·ri·ble, adjective
in·fer·a·bly, adverb
in·fer·rer, noun
mis·in·fer, verb, mis·in·ferred, mis·in·fer·ring.
non·in·fer·a·ble, adjective
non·in·fer·a·b·ly, adverb
pre·in·fer, verb (used with object), pre·in·ferred, pre·in·fer·ring.
qua·si-in·ferred, adjective
re·in·fer, verb (used with object), re·in·ferred, re·in·fer·ring.
sub·in·fer, verb, sub·in·ferred, sub·in·fer·ring.
su·per·in·fer, verb (used with object), su·per·in·ferred, su·per·in·fer·ring.
un·in·fer·a·ble, adjective
un·in·fer·a·b·ly, adverb
un·in·ferred, adjective
un·in·fer·ri·ble, adjective
un·in·fer·ri·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. deduce, reason, guess.
1. deduce, reason, guess.
Usage note
Infer has been used to mean “to hint or suggest” since the 16th century by speakers and writers of unquestioned ability and eminence: The next speaker criticized the proposal, inferring that it was made solely to embarrass the government. Despite its long history, many 20th-century usage guides condemn the use, maintaining that the proper word for the intended sense is imply and that to use infer is to lose a valuable distinction between the two words. Although the claimed distinction has probably existed chiefly in the pronouncements of usage guides, and although the use of infer to mean “to suggest” usually produces no ambiguity, the distinction too has a long history and is widely observed by many speakers and writers.
Infer has been used to mean “to hint or suggest” since the 16th century by speakers and writers of unquestioned ability and eminence: The next speaker criticized the proposal, inferring that it was made solely to embarrass the government. Despite its long history, many 20th-century usage guides condemn the use, maintaining that the proper word for the intended sense is imply and that to use infer is to lose a valuable distinction between the two words. Although the claimed distinction has probably existed chiefly in the pronouncements of usage guides, and although the use of infer to mean “to suggest” usually produces no ambiguity, the distinction too has a long history and is widely observed by many speakers and writers.
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infer (ɪnˈfɜː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -fers, -ferring, -ferred | |
| 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] | |
| usage The use of infer to mean imply is becoming more and more common in both speech and writing. There is nevertheless a useful distinction between the two which many people would be in favour of maintaining. To infer means `to deduce', and is used in the construction to infer something from something: I inferred from what she said that she had not been well. To imply (sense 1) means `to suggest, to insinuate' and is normally followed by a clause: are you implying that I was responsible for the mistake? | |
| in'ferable | |
| —adj | |
| in'ferible | |
| —adj | |
| in'ferrable | |
| —adj | |
| in'ferrible | |
| —adj | |
| in'ferably | |
| —adv | |
| in'ferrer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
infer
1520s, from L. inferre "bring into, cause," from in- "in" + ferre "carry, bear," from PIE *bher- (1) "to bear, to carry, to take" (cf. Skt. bharati "carries;" Avestan baraiti "carries;" O.Pers. barantiy "they carry;" Armenian berem "I carry;" Gk. pherein "to carry;" O.Ir. beru/berim "I catch, I bring
forth;" Goth. bairan "to carry;" O.E., O.H.G. beran, O.N. bera "barrow;" O.C.S. birati "to take;" Rus. brat' "to take," bremya "a burden"). Sense of "draw a conclusion" is first attested 1520s.
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Example sentences
The cartoon infers that particulate matter is removed to preclude damage to products, not people.
The device then infers through skin, skull and hair what's happening with electrical waves in the brain.
By detecting minute changes in pressure at a spigot, it infers how much water the toilet or dishwasher is consuming.
It will not go into detail, other than to say that it infers core body temperature from other readings.
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