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{
"term": "imply",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "imply",
"heSheIt": "implies"
},
"pastSimple": "implied",
"pastParticiple": "implied",
"ingForm": "implying"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to suggest that something is true or that you feel or think something, without saying so directly",
"sensetop": "imply (that)…imply somethingit is implied that…",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Are you implying (that) I am wrong?",
"contextForm": "imply (that)…"
},
{
"text": "His silence **seemed to imply** agreement.",
"contextForm": "imply something"
},
{
"text": "High-yield bonds, as the name implies, offer a high rate of interest."
},
{
"text": "It was implied that we were at fault.",
"contextForm": "it is implied that…"
},
{
"text": "I never meant to imply any criticism."
},
{
"text": "The article falsely implied that he was responsible for the accident."
},
{
"text": "The letter seems to imply that the minister knew about the business deals."
},
{
"text": "This statement should not be taken to imply that the government is exonerated of all blame."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["clearly", "heavily", "strongly"],
"verb + imply": ["seem to", "intend to", "mean to"],
"phrases": ["express or implied", "real or implied"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to make it seem likely that something is true or exists",
"sensetop": "imply (that)…it is implied that…imply something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought.",
"contextForm": "imply (that)…"
},
{
"text": "It was implied in the survey that…",
"contextForm": "it is implied that…"
},
{
"text": "Popularity **does not necessarily imply** merit.",
"contextForm": "imply something"
},
{
"text": "The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest."
},
{
"text": "The statement logically implies a certain conclusion."
},
{
"text": "They believe that submission in no way implies inferiority."
},
{
"text": "Campaigners said the data implies the existence of ‘a pressing social need’."
}
],
"synonyms": "suggest",
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["clearly", "heavily", "strongly"],
"verb + imply": ["seem to", "intend to", "mean to"],
"phrases": ["express or implied", "real or implied"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to make something necessary in order to be successful",
"sensetop": "imply something",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The project implies an enormous investment in training."
},
{
"text": "Sustainable development implies a long-term perspective."
}
],
"synonyms": "mean",
"topics": ["Change, cause and effect"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪmˈplaɪ/",
"audio": "im/imply/imply__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪmˈplaɪz/",
"audio": "im/imply/implies__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪmˈplaɪd/",
"audio": "im/imply/implied__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪmˈplaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "im/imply/implying__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪmˈplaɪ/",
"audio": "im/imply/imply__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪmˈplaɪz/",
"audio": "im/imply/implies__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪmˈplaɪd/",
"audio": "im/imply/implied__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪmˈplaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "im/imply/implying__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare, from in- ‘in’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The original sense was ‘entwine’; in the 16th and 17th cents the word also meant ‘employ’. Compare with employ and implicate."
}