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- pronunciation:
- ihm
plaI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
implies, implying, implied |
| definition 1: |
to signal (a meaning) without directly stating such meaning; suggest.
Are you implying that I cheated?[verb + (that) + clause
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She agreed to do it, but her tone implied resentment.When she told him he dropped his candy wrapper, she was implying that he should pick it up.[verb + (that) + clause
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These symptoms may imply a weak heart.- synonyms:
- hint, intimate, suggest
- antonyms:
- state
- similar words:
- allude, connote, indicate, insinuate
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| definition 2: |
to include or entail as a necessary element or condition.
Speech implies the use of vocal cords.- synonyms:
- entail, presume, presuppose
- similar words:
- assume, bespeak, connote, denote, import, indicate, involve, mean, predicate, signify
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| related words: |
designate, promise, rumor |
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