26984 words

implying

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
present participle of
2
to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly:

Examples:

[ + (that) ] Are you implying (that) I'm fat?
I'm not implying anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight?
imply criticism I detected an implied criticism of the way he was treated.
3
used to show that the name, explanation, etc. of something tells you something else about it:

Examples:

Variable rate loans, as the name implies, have a variable interest rate.
4
to involve something or make it necessary:

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