deduce
To reach by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or…To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
» What do you deduce from that?
Was leiten Sie daraus ab?
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
folgern, ableiten, herleiten
де́лать вы́водdélatʹ vývod, сде́лать вы́водsdélatʹ vývod
conclude by reasoning; in logic
(transitive, uncommon)To examine, explain, or record (something) in an orderly manner.
(archaic, transitive)To obtain (something) from some source; to derive.
(archaic, intransitive)To be derived or obtained from some source.
(obsolete, transitive)To take away (something); to deduct, to subtract (something).
to deduce a part from the whole
(obsolete, transitive)To lead (something) forth.
Examples
11 sentencesWhat do you deduce from that?
deWas leiten Sie daraus ab? — Yorwba
Tom correctly deduced that Mary was pregnant.
And what can you deduce from that?
Elias deduced that the killer was a professional.
We began to see what we can deduce from it.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English deducen (“to demonstrate, prove, show; to argue, infer; to bring,From Late Middle English deducen (“to demonstrate, prove, show; to argue, infer; to bring, lead; to turn (something) to a use; to deduct”), borrowed from Latin dēdūcere, the present active infinitive of dēdūcō (“to lead or bring out or away; to accompany, conduct, escort; (figuratively) to derive, discover, deduce”); from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, away from’) + dūcere (the present active infinitive of dūcō (“to conduct, guide, lead; to draw, pull; to consider, regard, think”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead; to draw, pull”)).
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Forms
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4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
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3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle