imply

/ɪmplˈa‌ɪ/

/ˌɪmˈpɫaɪ/

to imply

MAIN VERB

to express indirectly or suggest without explicitly stating

synonyms : connote

suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

to suggest that one thing is the logical consequence of the other

synonyms : entail

have as a necessary feature

synonyms : involve

suggest that someone is guilty

Examples

1. I didn't mean to imply that you were in any way at fault.

2. Of all the nerve, implying that I'm somehow to blame for the project's failure!

3. Well, pressure implies resistance.

4. So, reversibility implies stationarity.