Implied Imply I ɪmˈplaɪ Implying Article Responsible Accident

• are you implying (that) i am wrong?
• i disliked the implied criticism in his voice.
• his silence seemed to imply agreement.
• it was implied that we were at fault.

imply

1. to suggest that something is true or that you feel or think something, without saying so directly
• Are you implying (that) I am wrong?
• I disliked the implied criticism in his voice.
• His silence seemed to imply agreement.
• It was implied that we were at fault.
• The article implied that the pilot was responsible for the accident.
• I inferred from the article that the pilot was responsible for the accident.
• Are you inferring that I’m a liar?
2. to make it seem likely that something is true or exists
• synonym suggest
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/suggest
• The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought.
• It was implied in the survey that…
• The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest.
3. to make something necessary in order to be successful
• synonym mean
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mean_1
• The project implies an enormous investment in training.
• Sustainable development implies a long-term perspective.

Extra Examples

• I never meant to imply any criticism.
• The article falsely implied that he was responsible for the accident.
• The letter seems to imply that the minister knew about the business deals.
• The statement logically implies a certain conclusion.
• They believe that submission in no way implies inferiority.
• This does not necessarily imply that children achieve better results in private schools.
• This statement should not be taken to imply that the government is exonerated of all blame.
• the express or implied terms of the contract
• Campaigners said the data implies the existence of ‘a pressing social need’.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they imply
• he / she / it implies
• past simple implied
• past participle implied
• -ing form implying

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare, from in- ‘in’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The original sense was ‘entwine’; in the 16th and 17th cents the word also meant ‘employ’. Compare with employ and implicate.