ALL meanings of infer
in·fer
I i - noun infer Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. 1
- transitive verb infer deduce 1
- noun infer 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. 1
- verb with object infer to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice. 1
- verb with object infer (of facts, circumstances, statements, etc.) to indicate or involve as a conclusion; lead to. 1
- verb with object infer to guess; speculate; surmise. 1
- verb with object infer to hint; imply; suggest. 1
- verb without object infer to draw a conclusion, as by reasoning. 1
- verb infer If you infer that something is the case, you decide that it is true on the basis of information that you already have. 0
- verb infer Some people use infer to mean 'imply', but many people consider this use to be incorrect. 0
- verb infer to conclude (a state of affairs, supposition, etc) by reasoning from evidence; deduce 0
- verb infer to have or lead to as a necessary or logical consequence; indicate 0
- verb infer to hint or imply 0
- verb transitive infer to bring on or about; cause; induce 0
- verb transitive infer to conclude or decide from something known or assumed; derive by reasoning; draw as a conclusion 0
- verb transitive infer to lead to as a conclusion; indicate 0
- verb transitive infer to indicate indirectly; imply 0
- intransitive verb infer to draw inferences 0