B2verb · transitive · rare

imply

im·ply

imply · implies · implied · implying

мати на увазі, припускати, натякати

предполагать, подразумевать, намекнуть, намекать

implizieren, zur Folge haben, sagen wollen, bedeuten

To have as a necessary consequenceTo have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.

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/ɪmˈplaɪ/

» What exactly are you implying?

На що саме ти натякаєш?

На що саме ви натякаєте?

Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
Correlation does not imply causation
The proposition that "all dogs are mammals" implies that my dog is a mammal.
implizieren, zur Folge haben
предполага́тьpredpolagátʹ
припускатиprypuskaty
have as a logical consequence
(transitive)To suggest by logical inference.
When I state that your dog is brown, I am not implying that all dogs are brown.
implizieren
подразумева́тьpodrazumevátʹ
мати на увазіmaty na uvazi
suggest that someone is guilty
(transitive)To hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement.
What do you mean "we need to be more careful with hygiene"? Are you implying that I don't wash my hands?
bedeuten, implizieren, sagen wollen
намека́тьnamekátʹ, намекну́тьnameknútʹ
натякатиnatjakaty
(archaic)To enfold, entangle.

Examples

105 sentences

What exactly are you implying?
На що саме ти натякаєш?
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Are you implying something?
Ви на щось натякаєте?
ruТы на что-то намекаешь?
deWillst du auf etwas hinaus?
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What are you implying?
Ти на що натякаєш?
ruНа что ты намекаешь?
deWas willst du damit sagen?
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I didn't mean to imply otherwise.
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Are you trying to imply something?
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

to have as a consequence:

to suggest by a logical inference:

to express suggestively rather than as a direct statement:

Русский

By meaning 3

to have as a consequence:

to suggest by a logical inference:

to express suggestively rather than as a direct statement:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to have as a consequence:

to express suggestively rather than as a direct statement:

Origin

From Middle English implien, emplien, borrowed from Old French emplier, from Latin implica

From Middle English implien, emplien, borrowed from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare (“to infold, involve”), from in (“in”) + plicare (“to fold”). Doublet of employ and implicate.

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