The meaning of Imply

adjective

Able to be deduced (= answered or decided by thinking carefully about the known facts)

Usage examples:

What facts are reasonably deducible from the evidence?, certain character traits are deducible from…

verb

Suggest or indicate something indirectly or covertly.

Usage examples:

The minister hinted at a possible change of heart

noun

A slight or indirect indication or suggestion.

Usage examples:

He has given no hint of his views

noun

A small piece of practical information or advice.

Usage examples:

Handy hints on saving energy in your home

adjective

Suggested though not directly expressed.

Usage examples:

Comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies

adjective

Suggested but not communicated directly

Usage examples:

We interpreted his silence as implicit agreement., some reporters thought there was an implicit thr…

adjective

Not directly caused by or resulting from something.

Usage examples:

Full employment would have an indirect effect on wage levels

adjective

Happening in addition to an intended result

Usage examples:

Several other people were hurt as an indirect result of his carelessness., an indirect route, ranso…

adjective

Not done or communicated in a direct way

Usage examples:

We decided to take an indirect approach to tackling the problem of absenteeism., he made only an in…

verb

Deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Usage examples:

From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing

Past simple and past participle of infer formal

verb

Suggest or hint (something bad) in an indirect and unpleasant way.

Usage examples:

He was insinuating that i had no self-control

verb

Past simple and past participle of insinuate

Usage examples:

[ + (that) ] are you insinuating (that) i'm losing my nerve?, what are you insinuating, daniel?

adjective

Neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; slanting.

Usage examples:

We sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace

noun

Another term for slash1 (sense 2 of the noun).

adjective

Not making or accompanied by any sound.

Usage examples:

The wood was still and silent

adjective

Not speaking or making noise

Usage examples:

I have remained silent till now, mike, but i have to tell you what i think., the "b" in doubt is si…

verb

Put forward for consideration.

Usage examples:

I suggest that we wait a day or two

verb

Past simple and past participle of suggest

Usage examples:

I suggested an italian restaurant near the station for the party., formal might i suggest a white w…

adjective

Understood or implied without being stated.

Usage examples:

Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement

adjective

Understood without being expressed directly

Usage examples:

He gave tacit approval to the plan.

adjective

Not expressing or talking about something directly or openly

Usage examples:

He was accused of being a tacit accomplice of imperialism., the leader has plenty of tacit supporte…

adjective

Existing or having taken place but not accepted, recognized, or admitted to.

Usage examples:

Her unacknowledged feelings

adjective

Not accepted, admitted, or recognized

Usage examples:

Her contibution to the field of astronomy often goes unacknowledged., workers can feel unacknowledg…

adjective

Not publicly announced, admitted, or acknowledged.

Usage examples:

Undeclared war

adjective

Not publicly admitted to be something or to exist, or not yet decided

Usage examples:

The report did not mention inspections at undeclared nuclear sites., it is illegal to bring undecla…

adjective

Not publicly admitted to be something or to exist, or not yet decided

Usage examples:

The report did not mention inspections at undeclared nuclear sites., it is illegal to bring undecla…

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Usage examples:

He didn't understand a word i said

Past simple and past participle of understand

adjective

(of a thought or feeling) not communicated or made known.

Usage examples:

He thought it best to leave his doubts unexpressed

verb

Past and past participle of unsay.

adjective

Not said or uttered.

Usage examples:

The rest of the remark he left unsaid

verb

Withdraw or retract (a statement).

Usage examples:

Once something has been said, it cannot be unsaid

adjective

Not expressed in speech; tacit.

Usage examples:

An unspoken assumption

adjective

Not stated, although thought, understood, or felt

Usage examples:

We have an unspoken agreement to share the housework.

adjective

Not stated or declared.

Usage examples:

A series of unstated assumptions

adjective

Not said or written, but thought or known

Usage examples:

Unstated assumption the work is based on a series of unstated assumptions that have never been chal…