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imply

verb

Meaning

  1. verbTo have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.

    Example: Correlation does not imply causation

  2. verbTo suggest by logical inference.

    Example: When I state that your dog is brown, I am not implying that all dogs are brown.

  3. verbTo hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement.

    Example: What do you mean "we need to be more careful with hygiene"? Are you implying that I don't wash my hands?

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Five-letter puzzle facts

How common
Very common
#779 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
Can be a Play Five answer
As a first guess
Tests likely letters better than 18% of common five-letter words.
Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None

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