Get to know Infer better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like reason or conclude.
Infer in a sentence
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Infer meaning
- To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
- To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.
- To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone.
Synonyms of Infer
Using Infer
- The main meaning on this page is: To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. | To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply. | To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone.
- Useful related words include: reason, reason out, conclude, deduce.
- In the example corpus, infer often appears in combinations such as: to infer, infer the, infer that.
Context around Infer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Infer
- In this selection, "infer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, may, usually, based and properties stand out and add context to how "infer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and even infer she has and and to infer that he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "infer" sits close to words such as allianz, ancillary and bastion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with infer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No, I was trying to infer it was a good performance. (11 words)
As one might infer from the subtitle, Ed has led a somewhat intriguing life. (14 words)
They infer the incredible potential which attracted Nick Cernotta and Tim Lindley to join the Board. (16 words)
But this court rejects (plaintiff) counsel’s suggestion that it should infer that because students are fearful, that means that they are going to self-censor or continue to speak under the threat of future punishment,” Walker’s wrote. (39 words)
First, from the highest perfection of God, we infer the possibility of the creation of the transfinite, then, from his all-grace and splendor, we infer the necessity that the creation of the transfinite in fact has happened. (38 words)
Coughlin's model provides a new methodology for tracking the evolution of the shell that is generated through this interaction, which can be used alongside radio data to infer properties of the explosion, such as its energy. (37 words)
Aemon returns home, sees the secret door in his room open, and to infer that he was the attack’s target, right? (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
First, from the highest perfection of God, we infer the possibility of the creation of the transfinite, then, from his all-grace and splendor, we infer the necessity that the creation of the transfinite in fact has happened.
As anyone might infer, usually language is an enormous—often the determining—factor in pinning down the origins and movement of peoples.
Harriet said: “The letters talk about wishing that her husband was dead and even infer she has been trying to poison him.
I infer from your question, though, that there may be reasons why you were not covered for your condition.
I just think that what you have to infer from its actions what its real priorities are.
Like many shorts, we are left to infer their history through their characterizations and their characters through their behaviors.
No, I was trying to infer it was a good performance.
There was no material on record to infer that the petitioner knew contents of the said order were not correct.
The teachings of Aquinas found fertile ground in Europe, as one may infer from claims made by Chaney (2018) about pre-existing freedom-resembling conditions prior to the advent of St. Thomas.
We can infer from Abraham’s actions why he was a good bet to father the family-cum-nation that would do better than the Canaanites.
We use black widow to infer that the male of the species was somehow drained of their resources and left a husk by a female predator.
While it's impossible to accurately predict what time the Super Bowl Halftime Show will kick off, because the length of the game determines true times, we can infer based on the schedule.
Aemon returns home, sees the secret door in his room open, and to infer that he was the attack’s target, right?
As one might infer from the subtitle, Ed has led a somewhat intriguing life.
But this court rejects (plaintiff) counsel’s suggestion that it should infer that because students are fearful, that means that they are going to self-censor or continue to speak under the threat of future punishment,” Walker’s wrote.
Coughlin's model provides a new methodology for tracking the evolution of the shell that is generated through this interaction, which can be used alongside radio data to infer properties of the explosion, such as its energy.
The magnitude of these velocity wiggles, Longarini confirmed, can be used to infer the mass ratio between the host star and its surrounding disk material.
They infer the incredible potential which attracted Nick Cernotta and Tim Lindley to join the Board.
This generalisation process — where we infer the capabilities of a model based on limited interactions — is key to understanding and improving the deployment of LLMs.
Traditionally, when radio images are captured in a 2D format, the images may not allow scientists to infer what the object looks like in 3D.
Common combinations with infer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to infer 78×
- infer the 32×
- infer that 31×
- infer from 15×
- we infer 9×
- can infer 9×
- might infer 4×
- may infer 4×
- infer it 3×
- could infer 3×