υπονοώ — meaning in English
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English meaning
- allude verb To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.
- imply verb To suggest something indirectly without stating it outright.
- infer verb To work out or conclude something based on evidence or reasoning, rather than being told directly.
- insinuate verb To hint at something, usually something negative, without stating it outright.
- suggest verb To put forward an idea or possibility for consideration.
Senses
υπονοώ is used for these senses in English:
- allude (intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.
- imply (transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
- insinuate To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
- suggest (transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
imply — full definition
- verb To suggest something indirectly without stating it outright.
- verb To lead logically to a conclusion; to have as a necessary consequence.