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Definitions for Infer

[1] to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
[2] (of facts, circumstances, statements, etc.) to indicate or involve as a conclusion; lead to.
[3] to guess; speculate; surmise.
[4] to hint; imply; suggest.
[5] to draw a conclusion, as by reasoning.
[6] to conclude (a state of affairs, supposition, etc) by reasoning from evidence; deduce
[7] (tr) to have or lead to as a necessary or logical consequence; indicate
[8] (tr) to hint or imply

Words related to Infer

guess, derive, assume, glean, speculate, reckon, deduce, presume, ascertain, construe, presuppose, interpret, surmise, conjecture, figure, gather, draw, induce, intuit, collect

Words nearby Infer

infective embolism, infective endocarditis, infecund, infelicitous, infelicity, infer, inference, inferencing, inferential, inferential statistics, inferior

Origin of Infer

1520–30; < Latin inferre, equivalent to in- in-2 + ferre to bring, carry, bear1

Words that may be confused with Infer

imply, infer, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Infer

in·fer·a·ble , in·fer·i·ble , in·fer·ri·ble , adjective
in·fer·a·bly , adverb
in·fer·rer , noun
mis·in·fer , verb, mis·in·ferred, mis·in·fer·ring.
non·in·fer·a·ble , adjective
non·in·fer·a·bly , adverb
pre·in·fer , verb (used with object), pre·in·ferred, pre·in·fer·ring.
qua·si-in·ferred , adjective
re·in·fer , verb (used with object), re·in·ferred, re·in·fer·ring.
sub·in·fer , verb, sub·in·ferred, sub·in·fer·ring.
su·per·in·fer , verb (used with object), su·per·in·ferred, su·per·in·fer·ring.
un·in·fer·a·ble , adjective
un·in·fer·a·bly , adverb
un·in·ferred , adjective
un·in·fer·ri·ble , adjective
un·in·fer·ri·bly , adverb

Word origin for Infer

C16: from Latin inferre to bring into, from ferre to bear, carry

Synonyms for Infer

ascertain, assume, construe, deduce, derive, figure out, glean, guess, interpret, presume, presuppose, reckon, speculate, surmise, believe, collect, conjecture, draw, figure, gather, induce, intuit, judge, reason, suppose, think, understand, arrive at, draw inference, reach conclusion, read between lines, read into