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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.