imply

Everyday

1. To suggest something without saying it directly: Are you implying I'm lazy? tree →
2. (logic, maths) For one thing to mean that another must be true: being a square implies having four sides. tree →

In the lessons

In reading lessons (inference: what the writer implies, the reader infers); in maths and logic, if-then statements. Phrases: imply that, what are you implying, is implied by.

Examples

• Are you implying that I took your pen? tree →
• His smile implied he knew the secret. tree →
• The writer implies the house is haunted without saying it. tree →
• Being a square implies having four equal sides. tree →
• Her silence implied she was upset. tree →
• A dark sky often implies rain is coming. tree →
• But this is the usual attitude of the folk towards the "Good People," as indeed their euphemistic name really implies. tree →

Note

Past: implied; he implies. Noun: implication. Common confusion: the speaker implies, the listener infers. In logic, A implies B does not mean B implies A.

In Jewish tradition

In reading lessons (inference: what the writer implies, the reader infers); in maths and logic, if-then statements. Phrases: imply that, what are you implying, is implied by.

Examples

• Miller farther says: "The discovery of zero, as used above, implies its use in positional arithmetic. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• The view held bj' some Kabbalists that the nine Sefiroth or numerals (1-9) have emanated from infinity-C]"iD VX implies that the Zero 0, has preceded the One, 1. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Past: implied; he implies. Noun: implication. Common confusion: the speaker implies, the listener infers. In logic, A implies B does not mean B implies A.