imply

Definition of imply in English English dictionary: to have as a necessary consequence
The proposition that all dogs are mammals implies that my dog is a mammal.; to enfold, entangle
And in his bosome secretly there lay / An hatefull Snake, the which his taile vptyes / In many folds, and mortall sting implyes.; to express in a suggestive manner rather than as a direct statement; to state tacitly
What do you mean we need to be more careful with hygiene? Are you implying that I don't wash my hands?.; to suggest by logical inference
When I state that your dog is brown, I am not implying that all dogs are brown.; to signify; If an event or situation implies that something is the case, it makes you think it likely that it is the case. Exports in June rose 1.5%, implying that the economy was stronger than many investors had realized A `frontier-free' Europe implies a greatly increased market for all economic operators. = suggest; {f} indirectly suggest, hint, infer; To suggest a logical inference; express or state indirectly; have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"; have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes"; To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting; suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic; To refer, ascribe, or attribute; To infold or involve; to wrap up; suggest that someone is guilty; express or state indirectly suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes; If you imply that something is the case, you say something which indicates that it is the case in an indirect way. `Are you implying that I have something to do with those attacks?' she asked coldly She felt undermined by the implied criticism. = suggest; To express in a suggestive manner rather than as a direct statement
correlation does not imply causation: The observed correlation between two parameters, say, the growth of a market and the growth of a neighbor's child may, in fact, have nothing to do with each other's causation
implied: Suggested without being stated directly
implied: Simple past tense and past participle of imply
implied: implicit
to imply: insinuate
ımply: {v} to comprise, involve, infold, suggest
implied: Presumed or inferred rather than expressed
implied: indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
implied: Indirectly inferred
implied: past of imply
implied: {s} indirectly suggested, hinted, inferred, tacit; indirectly involved
implied: Not expressed in writing; presumed or inferred
implied: Virtually involved or included; involved in substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; the correlative of express, or expressed
impliedly: By implication or inference
impliedly: by implication, tacitly, in an implied manner
implies: third-person singular of imply