infer, deduce, conclude, judge, gather mean to arrive at a mental conclusion. infer implies arriving at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence; if the evidence is slight, the term comes close to …

Grammar Imply or infer? We imply something by what we say. We infer something from what somebody else says. The main difference between these two words is that a speaker can …

INFER definition: to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence. See examples of infer used in a sentence.

To infer means 'to deduce', and is used in the construction to infer something from something: I inferred from what she said that she had not been well. To imply (sense 1) means 'to suggest, …

To infer is to make a well informed guess — if you see your mom’s bag on the table, you might infer that she’s home. When you infer, you listen closely to someone and guess at things they …

To infer means 'to deduce', and is used in the construction 'to infer something from something': I inferred from what she said that she had not been well. To imply means `to suggest, to …

Dec 26, 2025 · infer (third-person singular simple present infers, present participle inferring, simple past and past participle inferred) (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned …