imply /im'plai/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) express or state indirectly
• (v.) suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
• (v.) have as a necessary feature

Chinese translation

• vt. 暗示, 意味
• [计] 隐含

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/im'plai/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 3.83 · Rare

Word forms

implies, implied, implying

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Related words

implement · implication · implicit · implicate · implore

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