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imply

/ imply /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
express or state indirectly
Type of:
express show evince
Derived:
connotation significance import implication
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 2
suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
Type of:
express show evince
Kinds of:
presuppose suppose suggest intimate connote
Derived:
implication logical implication conditional relation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail
"This decision involves many changes"
Type of:
necessitate ask postulate
Kinds of:
carry
Derived:
involvement deduction entailment implication
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
have as a logical consequence
"The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
Type of:
necessitate
Derived:
deduction entailment implication
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
suggest that someone is guilty
Type of:
suggest evoke paint a picture
Derived:
incrimination inculpation blame implication crime
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
3
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express show evince presuppose suppose suggest intimate connote necessitate ask postulate carry