Associations to the word «Infer»
Noun
- Coherence
- Evolution
- Deposit
- Iliad
- Estimate
- Ancestry
- Relationship
- Disposition
- Stereotype
- Defendant
- Tern
- Respondent
- Brahman
- Knowledge
- Argument
- Stratum
- Characteristic
- Particular
- Calibration
- Aristotle
- Aphrodite
- Principle
- Cosmology
- Whichever
- Logic
- Canaan
- Extent
- Gene
- Verb
- Ovid
- Statement
- Pattern
- Interpretation
- Supposing
- Analysis
- Object
- Basis
- Necessity
- Tense
- Authorship
- Explanation
- Clause
- Query
- Weathering
- Contrary
- Irregularity
- Algorithm
- Phenomenon
- Plumage
- Lava
- Nebula
- Tracer
- Anomaly
- Learner
Adjective
Wiktionary
INFER, verb. (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.]
INFER, verb. (transitive) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply. (Now often considered incorrect, especially with a person as subject.) [from 16th c.]
INFER, verb. (obsolete) To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone. [16th-18th c.]
INFER, verb. (obsolete) To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in. [16th–18th c.]
Dictionary definition
INFER, verb. Reason by deduction; establish by deduction.
INFER, verb. Draw from specific cases for more general cases.
INFER, verb. Conclude by reasoning; in logic.
INFER, verb. Guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize".
INFER, verb. Believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.