Inferred Infer Sth Someone's Meaning True Indirect Evidence

Meaning: to believe something is true because you have some indirect evidence of it

• infer sth from sth The dog was in good condition, and it wagged its tail when we patted it, so we inferred from this that it was someone's pet.
  
  
• be inferred from A lot can be inferred from the tone of someone's voice when they speak, such as their mood and their general state of mind.