implyverb [ T ]
uk/ɪmˈplaɪ/us/ɪmˈplaɪ/C2 to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly:
[ + (that) ] Are you implying (that) I'm fat?
I'm not implying anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight?
I detected an implied criticism of the way he was treated.
as sth implies
C2 used to show that the name, etc. of something tells you something about it:
Variable rate loans, as the name implies, have a variable interest rate.
C2 formal to involve something or make it necessary:
Socialism implies equality.
More examples
- The report, which is viewed as a bellwether for economic trends, implied that the national economy could be slowing down.
- Her statement implies a lack of confidence in the management of the company.
- What are you implying?
- A connection between the events has been implied in several news reports.
- The relationship implied a high degree of trust between the two parties.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- might
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- posit
- postulate
- proposal
- propose
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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Essential or necessary