imply
verb
Meaning
- verbTo have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
Example:
Correlation does not imply causation
- verbTo suggest by logical inference.
Example:
When I state that your dog is brown, I am not implying that all dogs are brown.
- 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