Слово англійською: imply
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Переклад imply українською: мати на увазі (на думці); припускати, означати, мати значення, натякати, виражати непрямо, загортати, заплутувати; втягувати
Детальний опис
- to suggest that something is true or that you feel or think something, without saying so directly
- imply (that)… Are you implying (that) I am wrong?
- imply something His silence seemed to imply agreement.
- High-yield bonds, as the name implies, offer a high rate of interest.
- it is implied that… It was implied that we were at fault.
Which Word? infer / implyinfer / implyInfer and imply have opposite meanings. The two words can describe the same event, but from different points of view- If a speaker or writer implies something, they suggest it without saying it directly:
- The article implied that the pilot was responsible for the accident.
- If you infer something from what a speaker or writer says, you come to the conclusion that this is what they mean:
- I inferred from the article that the pilot was responsible for the accident.
- Infer is now often used in informal speech with the same meaning as imply:
- Are you inferring that I’m a liar?
However, this is still considered incorrect in standard English.
- to make it seem likely that something is true or exists synonym suggest
- imply (that)… The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought.
- it is implied that… It was implied in the survey that…
- imply something Popularity does not necessarily imply merit.
- The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest.
- imply something (of an idea, action, etc.) to make something necessary in order to be successful synonym mean
- The project implies an enormous investment in training.
- Sustainable development implies a long-term perspective.
see also implicationWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare, from in- ‘in’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The original sense was ‘entwine’; in the 16th and 17th cents the word also meant ‘employ’. Compare with employ and implicate.