antaa ymmärtää — meaning in English

English meaning

• imply verb To suggest something indirectly without stating it outright.
• intimate adjective Very close and familiar, especially emotionally.
• suggest verb To put forward an idea or possibility for consideration.

Senses

antaa ymmärtää is used for these senses in English:

• imply (transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
• intimate (ambitransitive) To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.
• suggest (transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).

imply — full definition

1. verb To suggest something indirectly without stating it outright.
2. verb To lead logically to a conclusion; to have as a necessary consequence.

intimate — full definition

1. adjective Very close and familiar, especially emotionally.
2. adjective Private or personal, often relating to sex or the body.
3. noun A very close friend.
4. verb To suggest or hint at something without stating it directly.

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