imply

imply is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈplaɪ/

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• Hyphenation: im‧ply

Verb

Plain form imply

Third-person singular implies

Past tense implied

Past participle implied

Present participle implying

1. (transitive) If you imply something, you mean it, but you don't say it directly.
   • Synonym: suggest

   By saying I should exercise more, she implied that I'm fat.

   What does it imply about him if he uses bad language all the time?

Related words

• implication