Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to imply
Participle: implied
Gerund: implying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | imply |
| you | imply |
| he;she;it | implies |
| we | imply |
| you | imply |
| they | imply |
Perfect
| I | have implied |
| you | have implied |
| he;she;it | has implied |
| we | have implied |
| you | have implied |
| they | have implied |
Past
| I | implied |
| you | implied |
| he;she;it | implied |
| we | implied |
| you | implied |
| they | implied |
Pluperfect
| I | had implied |
| you | had implied |
| he;she;it | had implied |
| we | had implied |
| you | had implied |
| they | had implied |
Future
| I | will imply |
| you | will imply |
| he;she;it | will imply |
| we | will imply |
| you | will imply |
| they | will imply |
Future Perfect
| I | will have implied |
| you | will have implied |
| he;she;it | will have implied |
| we | will have implied |
| you | will have implied |
| they | will have implied |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | imply |
| you | imply |
| he;she;it | imply |
| we | imply |
| you | imply |
| they | imply |
Perfect
| I | have implied |
| you | have implied |
| he;she;it | have implied |
| we | have implied |
| you | have implied |
| they | have implied |
Imperfect
| I | implied |
| you | implied |
| he;she;it | implied |
| we | implied |
| you | implied |
| they | implied |
Pluperfect
| I | had implied |
| you | had implied |
| he;she;it | had implied |
| we | had implied |
| you | had implied |
| they | had implied |
Conditional
Present
| I | would imply |
| you | would imply |
| he;she;it | would imply |
| we | would imply |
| you | would imply |
| they | would imply |
Perfect
| I | would have implied |
| you | would have implied |
| he;she;it | would have implied |
| we | would have implied |
| you | would have implied |
| they | would have implied |
Imperative
| you | imply |
| we | Let's imply |
| you | imply |
Verbs conjugated like 'imply'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'imply'
imploy,
apply,
comply,
dimple,
employ,
empty,
imbay,
imp,
impale,
impalm,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- indirect suggestion
- advert, allude, hint, indicate, inkle, insinuate, intimate, refer, signify, suggest
- intimate
- indicate, insinuate, mention, suggest, hint
- involve
- entail, signify, mean, denote, import, presuppose, assume
Antonyms
- intimate
- conceal, cover, cloak, cloud
- involve
- exclude, remove, separate, preclude
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1374, "to enfold, enwrap, entangle" (the classical L. sense), from O.Fr.
emplier, from L.
implicare "involve" (see implicate). Meaning "to involve something unstated as a logical consequence" first recorded 1529. The distinction between
imply and
infer is in "What do you imply by that remark?" But, "What am I to infer from that remark?"
2. From Middle English implien, emplien, borrowed from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare (“to infold, involve”), from in (“in”) + plicare (“to fold”). Doublet of employ and implicate. See: Old French '
emplier', Latin '
implico'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] in the housekeeping line. It was universally agreed, among all the household, from Dinah down to the youngest urchin, that Miss Ophelia was decidedly “ curis,”—a term by which a southern servant implies that his or her betters don't exactly suit them.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)