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inferring definition
inferring |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb infer 3 of 5 senses of infer Sense 1 deduce, infer, deduct, derive => extrapolate => carry back => surmise => elicit Sense 2 generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer => overgeneralize, overgeneralise => universalize Sense 4 guess, infer => tell Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb infer 3 of 5 senses of infer Sense 1 deduce, infer, deduct, derive => extrapolate => carry back => surmise => suspect => elicit Sense 2 generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer => overgeneralize, overgeneralise => universalize Sense 4 guess, infer => tell Entailment of verb infer Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb infer 5 senses of infer Sense 1 deduce, infer, deduct, derive => reason, reason out conclude Sense 2 generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer => reason, reason out conclude Sense 3 deduce, infer => reason, reason out conclude Sense 4 guess, infer => solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work Sense 5 understand, gather, infer => believe Familiarity of verb infer infer used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb infer Sense 1 deduce, infer, deduct, derive => reason, reason out conclude -------------- Sense 2 generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer => reason, reason out conclude -------------- Sense 3 deduce, infer => reason, reason out conclude -------------- Sense 4 guess, infer => solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work -------------- Sense 5 understand, gather, infer => believe -------------- Overview of verb infer The verb infer has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) deduce, infer, deduct, derive -- (reason by deduction; establish by deduction) 2. (1) generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer -- (draw from specific cases for more general cases) 3. deduce, infer -- (conclude by reasoning; in logic) 4. guess, infer -- (guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize") 5. understand, gather, infer -- (believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?") Overview of verb infer The verb infer has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) deduce, infer, deduct, derive -- (reason by deduction; establish by deduction) 2. (1) generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer -- (draw from specific cases for more general cases) 3. deduce, infer -- (conclude by reasoning; in logic) 4. guess, infer -- (guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize") 5. understand, gather, infer -- (believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?")
inferring definition