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present participle of infer
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1
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
- he inferred that she had left because her coat was gone
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2
to convey an idea indirectly
- the results infer that there might be a problem with one piece of the equipment
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“Inferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferring. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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