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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Imply \Im*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implied; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Implying.] [From the same source as employ. See Employ,
     Ply, and cf. Implicate, Apply.]
     1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. [Obs.] ``His head in
        curls implied.'' --Chapman.
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     2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference,
        or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as,
        war implies fighting.
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              Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious
              intention is implied.                 --Bp.
                                                    Sherlock.
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              When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . .
              the act of hiring implies an obligation and a
              promise that he shall pay him a reasonable reward
              for his services.                     --Blackstone.
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     3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.]
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              Whence might this distaste arise?
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              If [from] neither your perverse and peevish will.
              To which I most imply it.             --J. Webster.
  
     Syn: To involve; include; comprise; import; mean; denote;
          signify; betoken. See Involve.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Imply \Im*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implied; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Implying.] [From the same source as employ. See Employ,
     Ply, and cf. Implicate, Apply.]
     1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. [Obs.] ``His head in
        curls implied.'' --Chapman.
  
     2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference,
        or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as,
        war implies fighting.
  
              Where a mulicious act is proved, a mulicious
              intention is implied.                 --Bp.
                                                    Sherlock.
  
              When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . .
              the act of hiring implies an obligation and a
              promise that he shall pay him a reasonable reward
              for his services.                     --Blackstone.
  
     3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.]
  
              Whence might this distaste arise?
  
              If [from] neither your perverse and peevish will. To
              which I most imply it.                --J. Webster.
  
     Syn: To involve; include; comprise; import; mean; denote;
          signify; betoken. See Involve.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  imply
       v 1: express or state indirectly [syn: connote]
       2: suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
       3: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means
          that we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: entail,
          mean]
       4: suggest that someone is guilty [syn: incriminate, inculpate]
       5: have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This
          decision involves many changes" [syn: involve]
       [also: implied]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imply
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 βασίζομαι στην υπόθεση ότι ..., υποθέτω, (συνήθως στοχαστικά)
  προϋποθέτω
     2 υπονοώ συσχέτιση-συσχετισμό
     3 υποδηλώνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imply
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of a proposition) to have as a necessary
  consequence
     2 (lb en transitive of a person) to suggest by logical inference
     3 (lb en transitive of a person or proposition) to hint; to
  insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement
     4 (lb en archaic) to enfold, entangle.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  imply
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of a proposition) to have as a necessary
  consequence
     2 (lb en transitive of a person) to suggest by logical inference
     3 (lb en transitive of a person or proposition) to hint; to
  insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement
     4 (lb en archaic) to enfold, entangle.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  imply
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of a proposition) to have as a necessary
  consequence
     2 (lb en transitive of a person) to suggest by logical inference
     3 (lb en transitive of a person or proposition) to hint; to
  insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement
     4 (lb en archaic) to enfold, entangle.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  imply
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive of a proposition) to have as a necessary
  consequence
     2 (lb en transitive of a person) to suggest by logical inference
     3 (lb en transitive of a person or proposition) to hint; to
  insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement
     4 (lb en archaic) to enfold, entangle.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imply
     Englanti vb.
     1 merkitä, implikoida
     2 sisältää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imply
     Engelska vb.
     1 göra något gällande utan direkt påtala, underförstå; antyda; mena
     2 implicera, innebära

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  imply /ɪmplˈaɪ/
  beteken

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Imply /ɪmplˈaɪ/
  دلّ عليه

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  imply //ɪmˈplaɪ// 
  1. загатвам, намеквам
  to express suggestively rather than as a direct statement
  2. означавам
  to have as a consequence
  3. подразбирам
  to suggest by a logical inference