infer from
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to deduce something based on evidence or premises
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Examples (10)
- It is difficult to infer anything from such evidence.
- From this study we can reasonably infer that this characteristic is inherited.
- What can we infer from her silence?
- She tried to infer his intentions from his vague replies.
- Historians infer ancient customs from archaeological findings.
- You shouldn't infer too much from a single data point.
- The detective was able to infer the killer's motive from the crime scene.
- It's hard to infer their feelings from their facial expressions.
- Scientists infer the presence of black holes from their gravitational effects.
- Can you infer the meaning of the word from the context?