IMPLY


Meaning of IMPLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmplaɪ ]

( implies, implying, implied)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

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

VERB : V that , V-ed , also V n

2.

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

VERB : V that , V n

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