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- pronunciation:
- ihn
fuhr
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
infers, inferring, inferred |
| definition: |
to make a guess based on facts and observations; conclude.
I inferred from the books on his shelf that he enjoyed reading adventure stories.- synonyms:
- conclude, determine
- similar words:
- calculate, figure, gather, guess, judge, reason, reckon
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| related words: |
suppose, suspect, understand |
| derivations: |
inferable (adj.), inferably (adv.), inferrer (n.) |
The word infer
contains the following part:
fer, lat2, -late
Latin
root
that means carry, bring
  More about this word part:
Example words:
aquifer, confer, conference, conifer, defer1, differ, different, ferry, infer, offer, prefer, preference, refer, relate, relation, relative, suffer, transfer, translate, translation
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