infer
/ɪnˈfɝ/ verb B2- To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
- To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.
He/she/it infers · Past inferred · Past participle inferred · -ing form inferring
Verb forms
- Base form
- infer
- He/she/it
- infers
- Past
- inferred
- Past participle
- inferred
- -ing form
- inferring
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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“From a drop of water,” said the writer, “a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other.
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