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imply Definition

im·ply (im plī′)

transitive verb -·plied′, -·ply′·ing

  1. to have as a necessary part, condition, or effect; contain, include, or involve naturally or necessarily drama implies conflict
  2. to indicate indirectly or by allusion; hint; suggest; intimate an attitude implying boredom
  3. Obsolete to enfold; entangle

Etymology: ME implien < OFr emplier < L implicare, to involve, entangle < in-, in + plicare, to fold: see ply

imply Synonyms

imply

v.

  1. To indicate

    intimate, hint at, suggest; see hint, mention, refer 2.

  2. To mean

    import, indicate, signify; see designate 1, intend 2, mean 1.

  3. To assume

    infer, presuppose, presume; see assume 1, intend 1, propose 1. See syn. study at suggest.

imply Usage Examples

Object

  • endorsement: The inclusion of the link does not imply an endorsement by our company.
  • acceptance: Entry in the competition implies acceptance of these rules.
  • warranty: The company excludes any condition or warranty implied by statue or otherwise as to the fitness of its goods or any other particular whatsoever.
  • approval: It does not express the views of or imply the approval of the author or of anyone else connected with the project.
  • existence: What is necessary " implies the existence of a pressing social need " .
  • recommendation: The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Subject

  • statute: All other terms and conditions, express or implied by statute, are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  • inclusion: No recommendation of any establishment is implied by inclusion on this website.
  • law: Except as specifically set out herein, all conditions, warranties and representations expressed or implied by law are excluded.
  • statement: This may reflect a greater liberalism than the compulsion implied by the attitude statement.

Preposition: that

universe: The evidence of a Big Bang implies that the universe began from something a minimal step away from nothing.

Preposition: into

contract: The judge disagreed, but held that certain terms could be implied into the contract.

Modifying Another Word

  • necessarily: Big classes don't necessarily imply big objects: all objects of a class share member functions, for instance.
  • misleadingly: Equine America objected that the ad misleadingly implied the advertisers ' product had been clinically proven to benefit lung health in horses.
  • strongly: That seems to me strongly implied by all the evidence we have about how our mental states depend on our bodily states.

Preposition: in

refusal: I pointed out the lack of logic that implied in the refusal to replace the non-working router with a reconfigured NEW router.

Preposition: by

  • statute: All other terms and conditions, express or implied by statute, are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  • inclusion: No recommendation of any establishment is implied by inclusion on this website.
  • law: Except as specifically set out herein, all conditions, warranties and representations expressed or implied by law are excluded.
  • statement: This may reflect a greater liberalism than the compulsion implied by the attitude statement.