"infer" meaning in English

See infer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈfɜː/ [General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnˈfɝ/ [Canada, General-American] Audio: en-us-infer.ogg Forms: infers [present, singular, third-person], inferring [participle, present], inferred [participle, past], inferred [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: From Latin inferō, from Latin in- (“in, at, on; into”) + Latin ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”) (cognate to Old English beran, whence English bear), from Proto-Italic *ferō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (“to bear, carry”), from the root *bʰer-. Literally “carry forward”, equivalent to “bear in”, as in concluding from a premise. Doublet of inbear. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰer-}}, {{bor|en|la|inferō}} Latin inferō, {{der|en|la|in-|gloss=in, at, on; into|id=in}} Latin in- (“in, at, on; into”), {{der|en|la|ferō|gloss=bear, carry; suffer}} Latin ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”), {{cog|ang|beran}} Old English beran, {{der|en|itc-pro|*ferō}} Proto-Italic *ferō, {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰéreti||to bear, carry}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (“to bear, carry”), {{dbt|en|inbear}} Doublet of inbear Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} infer (third-person singular simple present infers, present participle inferring, simple past and past participle inferred)
  1. (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. Tags: transitive Synonyms: conclude, deduce, educe, construe Translations (to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence): заключавам (zaključavam) (Bulgarian), загатвам (zagatvam) (Bulgarian), inferir (Catalan), 推斷 (Chinese Mandarin), 推断 (tuīduàn) (Chinese Mandarin), vyvodit (Czech), dopadnout (Czech), concluderen (Dutch), päätellä (Finnish), tehdä johtopäätös (Finnish), johtaa (Finnish), selittää (Finnish), déduire (French), inférer (French), schlussfolgern (German), folgern (German), schließen (German), Schlüsse ziehen (German), zur Folge haben (German), συμπεραίνω (symperaíno) (Greek), υπονοώ (yponoó) (Greek), υπαινίσσομαι (ypainíssomai) (Greek), következtet (Hungarian), kikövetkeztet (Hungarian), dedukál [rare] (Hungarian), inferire (Italian), dedurre (Italian), concludere (Italian), infliggere (Italian), implicare (Italian), coniecto (Latin), hīkaro (Maori), inferir (Occitan), dedusir (Occitan), deduire (Occitan), dedurre (Occitan), wnioskować [imperfective] (Polish), wywnioskować [perfective] (Polish), dedukować [imperfective] (Polish), wydedukować [perfective] (Polish), inferir (Portuguese), motiva (Romanian), deduce (Romanian), infera (Romanian), заключить (zaključitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), сделать заключение (sdelatʹ zaključenije) (Russian), сделать вывод (sdelatʹ vyvod) (Russian), вывести (vyvesti) [perfective] (Russian), предполагать (predpolagatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), предположить (predpoložitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), догадываться (dogadyvatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), догадаться (dogadatʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), inferir (Spanish), sluta sig till (Swedish), anlam çıkarmak (Turkish), anlamına gelmek (Turkish), anlamak (Turkish), mana çıkarmak (Turkish), manasına gelmek (Turkish), sonucunu çıkarmak (Turkish), робити висновок (robyty vysnovok) (Ukrainian), enwytho (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-infer-en-verb-GKSStLns Disambiguation of 'to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence': 87 1 2 10
  2. (transitive, often proscribed) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply. Tags: often, proscribed, transitive Synonyms: imply, suggest, entail
    Sense id: en-infer-en-verb-HeEKpVfL
  3. (obsolete) To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-infer-en-verb-g9LqDO79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 54 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 71 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 11 70 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 8 76 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 11 61 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 11 62 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 10 58 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 13 65 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 11 63 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 12 66 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 10 71 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 10 56 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 9 48 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 9 12 61 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 10 74 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 11 72 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 8 10 74 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 11 58 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 12 61 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 9 12 61 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 9 12 63 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 12 56 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 14 57 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 9 12 61 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 10 74 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 10 72 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 11 61 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 11 63 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 9 12 61 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 10 13 65 12
  4. (obsolete) To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in, to adduce. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-infer-en-verb-ZB1vGPfh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -ferous (alt: -iferous), illation, illative, inferable, inference

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "3": "*bʰer-"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "inferō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin inferō",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "in-",
        "gloss": "in, at, on; into",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "beran"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English beran",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*ferō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *ferō",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "3": "*bʰéreti",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to bear, carry"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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    }
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      "form": "infers",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "inferring",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "inferred",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "-iferous",
      "word": "-ferous"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "illation"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "inferable"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010 October 7, “Keep calm, but don't carry on”, in The Economist:",
          "text": "It is dangerous to infer too much from martial bluster in British politics: at the first hint of trouble, channelling Churchill is a default tactic for beleaguered leaders of all sorts.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "conclusion",
          "conclusion"
        ],
        [
          "conclude",
          "conclude"
        ],
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "deduction",
          "deduction"
        ],
        [
          "premise",
          "premise"
        ],
        [
          "evidence",
          "evidence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "conclude"
        },
        {
          "word": "deduce"
        },
        {
          "word": "educe"
        },
        {
          "word": "construe"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zaključavam",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "заключавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "inferir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "推斷"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tuīduàn",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "推断"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "vyvodit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "concluderen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "päätellä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "tehdä johtopäätös"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "déduire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "inférer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "schlussfolgern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "folgern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "schließen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "Schlüsse ziehen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "symperaíno",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "συμπεραίνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "következtet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "kikövetkeztet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "dedukál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "inferire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "dedurre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "concludere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "infliggere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "coniecto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "hīkaro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "inferir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "dedusir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "deduire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "dedurre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "wnioskować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wywnioskować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "dedukować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wydedukować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "inferir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "motiva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "deduce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "infera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaključitʹ",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "заключить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sdelatʹ zaključenije",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "сделать заключение"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sdelatʹ vyvod",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "сделать вывод"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vyvesti",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вывести"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "inferir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "sluta sig till"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "anlam çıkarmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "anlamına gelmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "anlamak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "mana çıkarmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "manasına gelmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "sonucunu çıkarmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "robyty vysnovok",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "робити висновок"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
          "word": "enwytho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 1 2 10",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zagatvam",
          "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zaključavam",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "заключавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "inferir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "推斷"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tuīduàn",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "推断"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "vyvodit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "concluderen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "päätellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "tehdä johtopäätös"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "déduire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "inférer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "schlussfolgern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "folgern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "schließen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "Schlüsse ziehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "symperaíno",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "συμπεραίνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "következtet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "kikövetkeztet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "dedukál"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "inferire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "dedurre"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "concludere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "infliggere"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "coniecto"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "hīkaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "inferir"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "dedusir"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "deduire"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "dedurre"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wnioskować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wywnioskować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dedukować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wydedukować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "inferir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "motiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "deduce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "infera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaključitʹ",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "заключить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sdelatʹ zaključenije",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "сделать заключение"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sdelatʹ vyvod",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "сделать вывод"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyvesti",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вывести"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "inferir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "sluta sig till"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "anlam çıkarmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "anlamına gelmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "anlamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "mana çıkarmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "manasına gelmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "sonucunu çıkarmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "robyty vysnovok",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "робити висновок"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "enwytho"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zagatvam",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "загатвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "dopadnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "johtaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "selittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "zur Folge haben"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "yponoó",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "υπονοώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypainíssomai",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "υπαινίσσομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "implicare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predpolagatʹ",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "предполагать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predpoložitʹ",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "предположить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dogadyvatʹsja",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "догадываться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dogadatʹsja",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "догадаться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "inferir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence",
      "word": "enwytho"
    }
  ],
  "word": "infer"
}

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to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"υπαινίσσομαι\"}, {\"code\": \"it\", \"lang\": \"Italian\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"implicare\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"predpolagatʹ\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\"], \"word\": \"предполагать\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"predpoložitʹ\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"perfective\"], \"word\": \"предположить\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"dogadyvatʹsja\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\"], \"word\": \"догадываться\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"dogadatʹsja\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"perfective\"], \"word\": \"догадаться\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"inferir\"}, {\"code\": \"cy\", \"lang\": \"Welsh\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"enwytho\"}], \"word\": \"infer\"}",
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to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"infliggere\"}, {\"code\": \"la\", \"lang\": \"Latin\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"coniecto\"}, {\"code\": \"mi\", \"lang\": \"Maori\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"hīkaro\"}, {\"code\": \"oc\", \"lang\": \"Occitan\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"inferir\"}, {\"code\": \"oc\", \"lang\": \"Occitan\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"dedusir\"}, {\"code\": \"oc\", \"lang\": \"Occitan\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"deduire\"}, {\"code\": \"oc\", \"lang\": \"Occitan\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"dedurre\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\"], \"word\": \"wnioskować\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"perfective\"], \"word\": \"wywnioskować\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\"], \"word\": \"dedukować\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"perfective\"], \"word\": \"wydedukować\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"inferir\"}, {\"code\": \"ro\", \"lang\": \"Romanian\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"motiva\"}, {\"code\": \"ro\", \"lang\": \"Romanian\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"deduce\"}, {\"code\": \"ro\", \"lang\": \"Romanian\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"infera\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"zaključitʹ\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"perfective\"], \"word\": \"заключить\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"sdelatʹ zaključenije\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"сделать заключение\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"sdelatʹ vyvod\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"сделать вывод\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"vyvesti\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"perfective\"], \"word\": \"вывести\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"inferir\"}, {\"code\": \"sv\", \"lang\": \"Swedish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"sluta sig till\"}, {\"code\": \"tr\", \"lang\": \"Turkish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"anlam çıkarmak\"}, {\"code\": \"tr\", \"lang\": \"Turkish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"anlamına gelmek\"}, {\"code\": \"tr\", \"lang\": \"Turkish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"anlamak\"}, {\"code\": \"tr\", \"lang\": \"Turkish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"mana çıkarmak\"}, {\"code\": \"tr\", \"lang\": \"Turkish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"manasına gelmek\"}, {\"code\": \"tr\", \"lang\": \"Turkish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"sonucunu çıkarmak\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"robyty vysnovok\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"робити висновок\"}, {\"code\": \"cy\", \"lang\": \"Welsh\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"enwytho\"}, {\"code\": \"bg\", \"lang\": \"Bulgarian\", \"roman\": \"zagatvam\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"загатвам\"}, {\"code\": \"cs\", \"lang\": \"Czech\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"dopadnout\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"johtaa\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"selittää\"}, {\"code\": \"de\", \"lang\": \"German\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"zur Folge haben\"}, {\"code\": \"el\", \"lang\": \"Greek\", \"roman\": \"yponoó\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"υπονοώ\"}, {\"code\": \"el\", \"lang\": \"Greek\", \"roman\": \"ypainíssomai\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"υπαινίσσομαι\"}, {\"code\": \"it\", \"lang\": \"Italian\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"implicare\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"predpolagatʹ\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\"], \"word\": \"предполагать\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"predpoložitʹ\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"perfective\"], \"word\": \"предположить\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"dogadyvatʹsja\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\"], \"word\": \"догадываться\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"dogadatʹsja\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"tags\": [\"perfective\"], \"word\": \"догадаться\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"inferir\"}, {\"code\": \"cy\", \"lang\": \"Welsh\", \"sense\": \"to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence\", \"word\": \"enwytho\"}], \"word\": \"infer\"}",
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