Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to imply
Participle: implyyed
Gerund: implyying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | imply |
| you | imply |
| he;she;it | implys |
| we | imply |
| you | imply |
| they | imply |
Perfect
| I | have implyyed |
| you | have implyyed |
| he;she;it | has implyyed |
| we | have implyyed |
| you | have implyyed |
| they | have implyyed |
Past
| I | implyyed |
| you | implyyed |
| he;she;it | implyyed |
| we | implyyed |
| you | implyyed |
| they | implyyed |
Pluperfect
| I | had implyyed |
| you | had implyyed |
| he;she;it | had implyyed |
| we | had implyyed |
| you | had implyyed |
| they | had implyyed |
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 implyyed |
| you | will have implyyed |
| he;she;it | will have implyyed |
| we | will have implyyed |
| you | will have implyyed |
| they | will have implyyed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | imply |
| you | imply |
| he;she;it | imply |
| we | imply |
| you | imply |
| they | imply |
Perfect
| I | have implyyed |
| you | have implyyed |
| he;she;it | have implyyed |
| we | have implyyed |
| you | have implyyed |
| they | have implyyed |
Imperfect
| I | implyyed |
| you | implyyed |
| he;she;it | implyyed |
| we | implyyed |
| you | implyyed |
| they | implyyed |
Pluperfect
| I | had implyyed |
| you | had implyyed |
| he;she;it | had implyyed |
| we | had implyyed |
| you | had implyyed |
| they | had implyyed |
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 implyyed |
| you | would have implyyed |
| he;she;it | would have implyyed |
| we | would have implyyed |
| you | would have implyyed |
| they | would have implyyed |
Imperative
| you | imply |
| we | Let's imply |
| you | imply |
Verbs conjugated like 'imply'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, 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)