Sentences like "They infer that it can't be done" and "Are you inferring that I'm at fault?" are, by this thinking, correctly rendered as "They imply that it can't be done" and "Are you implying …

Inferring definition: using reasoning or evidence to derive or conclude something.. See examples of INFERRING 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, …

Thus, lower organisms are treated as inferring the internal states of other organisms from overt signals and then responding. The system assists users in making statements, abducing …

Laura's comment about being a seasoned traveller was also annoying, inferring that Sophie was not. And I didn't like what he was inferring about Hoffman's state of mind. → See infer.... Click …

Definition of infer verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. to reach an opinion or decide that something is true on the basis of information that is available synonym deduce. …

in•fer′a•bly, adv. in•fer′rer, n. deduce, reason, guess. Infer has been used to mean "to hint or suggest'' since the 16th century by speakers and writers of unquestioned ability and eminence: …

to draw a conclusion, as by reasoning. Infer has been used to mean “to hint or suggest” since the 16th century by speakers and writers of unquestioned ability and eminence: The next speaker …

When you infer, you listen closely to someone and guess at things they mean but haven't actually said. It’s like guessing, but not making wild guesses. You're making deductions — guesses …

We infer something from what somebody else says. The main difference between these two words is that a speaker can imply, but a listener can only infer. … [ + that clause ] He inferred …