infer

[ɪnˈfɜːr]

Definition:
1. Reason by deduction; establish by deduction.
2. Draw from specific cases for more general cases.
3. Conclude by reasoning; in logic.
4. Guess correctly; solve by guessing.
5. Believe to be the case.

Use 'infer' in a sentence:

1. I inferred from what she said that you have not been well.
2. You should learn how to infer a conclusion from statistics.
3. By measuring the motion of the galaxies in a cluster, astronomers can infer the cluster's mass.
4. The problem of inferring air target combat intention is discussed.
5. Q: What can we infer about the man?
6. Well, you can kind of infer.
7. The researchers conclude that cats' hunting style may have developed based on their common-sense abilities to infer where prey is, using their hearing.
8. If I infer no intention, I ascribe no meaning.
9. and naturally I inferred that you two got back together,
10. Biologists can infer how species are related evolutionarily by comparing DNA sequences for the same genes in different species.
11. We cannot infer from which direction these robbers escaped because we could not find any trace of them.
12. Astronomers must infer the existence of black holes, which are invisible, from their gravitational influence on the visible bodies surrounding them.
13. Q: What can we infer from the conversation about the man?
14. They inferred his displeasure from his absence.
15. Are you inferring I'm not capable of doing the job?
16. Ragged clothing infers poverty.
17. I inferred from the article that the pilot was responsible for the accident.
18. Q: What can be inferred from the woman's answer?
19. The implication of silence infers consent.; Silence implies consent.
20. Question 7. What can be inferred from the conversation?
21. We can infer the meaning of the word in the context.
22. Question 29. What can we infer from the passage?
23. What can we infer from the passage about the author?
24. Part of the ability is that they can infer what others know.
25. This means someone cannot infer the spoken language from its written form and vice versa.
26. The number of extant manuscripts, however few, really does not allow scholars to infer how many ancient Latin manuscripts of a work survived to the ninth, the twelfth, or even the fifteenth century.
27. Men observe and infer in all sorts of ways.
28. One method of inferring phylogeny is to pinpoint primitive as opposed to advanced characters.
29. What can we infer from the conversation about the man?
30. From a drop of water a logician should be able to infer.
31. If you have to explain to me the characters of everyone in your office, I have to infer that everyone hates you and that's your problem.
32. Q: What can be inferred about the man?
33. A third risk is that consumers may infer the intended conclusion but question the validity of their inference.
34. The fossil remains of apemen can help us infer how they lived.
35. It is reasonable to infer that the government knew about these deals.
36. I inferred this fact from the evidence I had gathered.
37. You will be able to infer from some of our code how in fact you can implement some more sophisticated programs.
38. Part of this ability is that they can infer what others know or are thinking ．
39. The new methods infer the closeness of any two species' relationship to each other directly from similarities between the species' genetic codes.
40. But there is enough to squeeze or infer some facts about their social class.
41. No one can infer such an opinion from his statement.
42. I inferred this fact from the evidence I have gathered.
43. If I infer an intention, I ascribe meaning.
44. We often infer molecular mechanisms based on kinetics.
45. Part of this ability is that they can infer what others know or are thinking.
46. If you infer from facts, you can only draw one conclusion.
47. What can we infer about the author from the text?
48. You may infer from his remarks the implications.
49. Q: What can be inferred form the conversation?
50. The police inferred that they found her behaviour rather suspicious.
51. You begin to infer a context for the text, for instance, by making decisions about what kind of speech event is involved: Who is making the utterance, to whom, when and where.
52. But there is enough there to squeeze or infer some facts about their social class.
53. Now we can only infer one-sidedly the composition of officials out of Liu.
54. You infer information you feel the writer has invited you to grasp by presenting you with specific evidence and clues.
55. What can we infer from the last paragraph about animal actors?
56. The researchers conclude that cats' hunting style may have developed based on their common sense abilities to infer where prey is, using their hearing.