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  • 51imply — infer, imply 1. The only point noted by Fowler (1926) was that the inflected forms of infer are inferred and inferring, and this is thankfully still true (but note inferable or inferrable, with one r or two, and inference with only one r). Fowler …

    Modern English usage

  • 52Inferred — Infer In*fer , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inferred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inferring}.] [L. inferre to bring into, bring forward, occasion, infer; pref. in in + ferre to carry, bring: cf. F. inf[ e]rer. See 1 st {Bear}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To bring on; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 53Inferring — Infer In*fer , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inferred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inferring}.] [L. inferre to bring into, bring forward, occasion, infer; pref. in in + ferre to carry, bring: cf. F. inf[ e]rer. See 1 st {Bear}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To bring on; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 54imply —  , infer  Imply means to suggest: He implied that I was a fool. Infer means to deduce: After three hours of waiting, we inferred that they weren’t coming …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 55inferable — infer ► VERB (inferred, inferring) ▪ deduce from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. DERIVATIVES inferable (also inferrable) adjective. USAGE On the use of imply and infer, see the note at …

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  • 56inferrable — infer ► VERB (inferred, inferring) ▪ deduce from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. DERIVATIVES inferable (also inferrable) adjective. USAGE On the use of imply and infer, see the note at …

    English terms dictionary

  • 57infernal machine — infer′nal machine′ n. cvb a concealed or disguised explosive device intended to destroy life or property • Etymology: 1800–10 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58infèrn — infèr m. enfer. Quand la guèrra comença, l infèrn si duerbe prov …

    Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • 59read something into something — INFER FROM, interpolate from, assume from, attribute to; read between the lines. → read * * * ˌread sth ˈinto sth derived to think that sth means more than it really does • Don t read too much into what she says. Main entry: ↑read …

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  • 60Propositional calculus — In mathematical logic, a propositional calculus or logic (also called sentential calculus or sentential logic) is a formal system in which formulas of a formal language may be interpreted as representing propositions. A system of inference rules… …

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