infer

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈfɝ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈfɜː/

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Verb

Plain form infer

Third-person singular infers

Past tense inferred

Past participle inferred

Present participle inferring

1. (transitive) If you infer something, you begin to believe it based on indirect information.
   • Synonyms: guess, assume, deduce and interpret

   We can infer from the old bones that this animal probably walked on two feet.

   From the evidence, we can infer the existence of a third child.

Related words

• inference