schlussfolgern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- collect verb To gather things together, often systematically.
- conclude verb To bring something to an end; to finish.
- elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.
- infer verb To work out or conclude something based on evidence or reasoning, rather than being told directly.
- inference noun A conclusion reached by reasoning from evidence rather than being told directly.
- judge noun A public official who presides over court cases and delivers rulings.
- reason noun A cause or explanation for something; the motive behind an action.
Senses
schlussfolgern is used for these senses in English:
- collect (transitive, now, rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
- conclude (logic) to deduce, to infer (develop a causal relation)
- elicit To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
- infer (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.]
- inference (uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
- judge (ambitransitive) To form an opinion; to infer.
collect — full definition
- verb To gather things together, often systematically.
- verb To go and get someone or something; to pick up.
- verb To receive payment that is owed.
conclude — full definition
- verb To bring something to an end; to finish.
- verb To decide something after considering the evidence; to reach a judgment.