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implying

im·ply
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [im-plahy]
    • /ɪmˈplaɪ/
    • /ɪmˈplaɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-plahy]
    • /ɪmˈplaɪ/

Definitions of implying word

  • verb with object implying to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith. 1
  • verb with object implying (of words) to signify or mean. 1
  • verb with object implying to involve as a necessary circumstance: Speech implies a speaker. 1
  • verb with object implying Obsolete. to enfold. 1
  • noun implying Present participle of imply. 1
See all 5 definitions of implying

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Origin of implying

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English implien, emplien < Middle French emplier < Latin implicāre; see implicate

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Implying

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Implying

implying popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

implying usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for implying

adjective implying

  • referring — to direct for information or anything required: He referred me to books on astrology.
  • suggesting — to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
  • connotative — (of a word or expression) signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning: A connotative word such as “steely” would never be used when referring to a woman.
  • denotive — used or serving to denote; denotative.
  • denotative — able to denote; designative
All 7 Synonyms of implying

Antonyms for implying

verb with object implying

  • plying — British Dialect. to bend, fold, or mold.
Just one Antonym for implying

Top questions with implying

  • what are you implying?
  • what does implying mean?
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Related words

  • -oid

    (jargon)   (from "android") A suffix used as in mainstream English to indicate a poor imitation, a counterfeit, or some otherwise slightly bogus resemblance. Hackers will happily use it with all sorts of non-Greco/Latin stem words that wouldn't keep company with it in mainstream English. For example, "He's a nerdoid" means that he superficially resembles a nerd but can't make the grade; a "modemoid" might be a 300-baud modem (Real Modems run at 144000 or up); a "computeroid" might be any bitty box. "-oid" can also mean "resembling an android", which was once confined to science-fiction fans and hackers. It too has recently (in 1991) started to go mainstream (most notably in the term "trendoid" for victims of terminal hipness). This is probably traceable to the popularisation of the term droid in "Star Wars" and its sequels. Coinages in both forms have been common in science fiction for at least fifty years, and hackers (who are often SF fans) have probably been making "-oid" jargon for almost that long (though GLS and ESR can personally confirm only that they were already common in the mid-1970s).

  • affectional

    relating to or implying affection.

  • because

    You use because when stating the reason for something.

  • causal

    If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing.

  • condescending

    If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.

  • declinatory

    a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
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