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infer

/ˌɪnˈfɜː/in-FUR
/ˌɪnˈfɝ/in-FUR

Meaningto bring in

Common meaning: to conclude from evidence

Journey through time

  1. Latininferresource
  2. Frenchinferer‘to inferre, imply’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto inferre, imply → to conclude from evidenceinfer‘to conclude from evidence’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin inferre ‘to bring in’.

Roots

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