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# infer

«infer» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **not said directly, using clues and what you already know** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (infer, infers, inferred, inferring); noun: inference

### meaning for a pupil

1) To work out something that is not said directly, using clues and what you already know. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infer/#m1)

2) (formal) To reach a conclusion from facts or reasoning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infer/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In reading lessons «infer» is a key skill: from clues in the text you work out a character's feelings («His fists were clenched» → he is angry). In science you infer from evidence. Phrases: «infer from», «what can you infer?».

### examples

- From her red eyes, we can infer that she had been crying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infer/#x1)
- What can you infer about the weather from the picture? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infer/#x2)
- Detectives infer who did it from clues. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infer/#x3)
- I inferred that Mum was cross because she slammed the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infer/#x4)
- Scientists infer what dinosaurs ate from their teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infer/#x5)

### note

Double r: inferred, inferring. Common confusion: the writer or speaker IMPLIES (hints); the reader INFERS (works out).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «infer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.