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English verb: infer

1. infer (cognition) reason by deduction; establish by deduction


Synonymsdeduce, deduct, derive


Pattern of useSomebody ----s that CLAUSE


Broader (hypernym)conclude, reason, reason out


Narrower (hyponym)elicit, extrapolate, surmise


Domain categorylogic, logical system, system of logic

2. infer (communication) draw from specific cases for more general cases


Synonymsextrapolate, generalise, generalize


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE


Broader (hypernym)conclude, reason, reason out


Narrower (hyponym)overgeneralise, overgeneralize, universalise, universalize

3. infer (communication) conclude by reasoning; in logic


Synonymsdeduce


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE


Broader (hypernym)conclude, reason, reason out

4. infer (cognition) guess correctly; solve by guessing


SamplesHe guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize.


Synonymsguess


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE


Broader (hypernym)figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out


Narrower (hyponym)tell

5. infer (cognition) believe to be the case


SamplesI understand you have no previous experience?.


ExamplesThey infer that there was a traffic accident


Synonymsunderstand


Pattern of useSomebody ----s that CLAUSE


Broader (hypernym)believe









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