imply

//ɪmˈplaɪ//
B2Frequency Level 7Formal
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Verb

implyInfinitive
implyPresent tense
impliedPast tense
impliedPast participle
implyingPresent participle
impliesThird-person singular
1

To suggest or indicate something indirectly without stating it explicitly.

Her silence seemed to imply agreement.

2

To involve or contain as a necessary consequence or logical result.

Freedom implies responsibility.

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