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View usage for: (ɪnfərəns) Word forms: plural inferences1. countable nounAn inference is a conclusion that you draw about something by using information that you already have about it. There were two inferences to be drawn from her letter. Synonyms: deduction, conclusion, assumption, reading More Synonyms of inference 2. uncountable nounInference is the act of drawing conclusions about something on the basis of information that you already have. It had an extremely tiny head and, by inference, a tiny brain. inference in British English (ˈɪnfərəns, -frəns) noun1. the act or process of inferring 2. an inferred conclusion, deduction, etc 3. any process of reasoning from premises to a conclusion 4. logic the specific mode of reasoning used See also deduction (sense 4), induction (sense 4) inference in American English (ˈɪnfərəns) noun1. an act or the process of inferring 2. a conclusion or opinion arrived at by inferring Examples of 'inference' in a sentenceinference You are too timid in drawing your inferences.He certainly was not the only one to make that logical inference.The jury was instructed to draw adverse inferences.The obvious inference was that he was having trouble adjusting to his new equipment.All this makes it impossible to draw any inferences.Answers are then used to draw inferences regarding how well applicants are likely to perform on the job.It also prompts an obvious inference.Their tenor was boastful and jeering and the only reasonable inference was they thought they had somehow fooled and misled the court.When you make an inference important to your study of the sources, you become a questioner.And if you delete the video, an adverse inference could be drawn from that act.If the evidence is debatable, on what basis can you make an inference?The problem is not sport, but the inferences we often draw from it.The judge said the jury'may draw such inferences as it sees proper.I hoped the political inferences would be clear.I deeply resent those who make that inference.But his inference was clear.They didn't have weapons on show, but the inference was obvious.The inference was obvious: if sudden change can happen to them, it can happen to you.Indeed, a double negative can only make sense by inference from its context, which is not always obvious. In other languagesinference British English: inference NOUN An inference is a conclusion that you draw about something by using information that you already have about it. There were two inferences to be drawn from her letter. - American English: inference
- Brazilian Portuguese: inferência
- Chinese: 推论
- European Spanish: deducción
- French: conclusion
- German: Schlussfolgerung
- Italian: deduzione
- Japanese: 推論
- Korean: 추론
- European Portuguese: inferência
- Latin American Spanish: deducción
Definition an inferred conclusion or deduction There were two inferences to be drawn from her letter. Synonyms reading consequence corollary illation (rare) Additional synonymsDefinition something that is taken for granted They are wrong in their assumption that we are all alike. Synonyms presumption, theory, opinion, belief, guess, expectation, fancy, suspicion, premise, acceptance, hypothesis, anticipation, inference, conjecture, surmise, supposition, presupposition, premise, postulation Definition a final decision, opinion, or judgment based on reasoning We came to the conclusion that it was too difficult to combine the two techniques. Synonyms decision, agreement, opinion, settlement, resolution, conviction, verdict, judgment, deduction, inferenceDefinition a guess Your assertion is merely a conjecture, not a fact. Synonyms guess, theory, fancy, notion, speculation, assumption, hypothesis, inference, presumption, surmise, theorizing, guesswork, supposition, shot in the dark, guesstimate (informal) |