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imply
What does imply mean?
imply (verb): express or state indirectly.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce imply?
/ɪmˈplaɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does imply come from?
From Middle English implien, emplien, borrowed from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare (“to infold, involve”), from in (“in”) + plicare (“to fold”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to imply
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “imply” mean?
to allow to, not to prevent
Not quite: that's what let means.
send via the postal service
Not quite: that's what mail means.
move or strike with a noise
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express or state indirectly
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