infer
/ɪnˈfəː/
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American sound/ɪnˈfəː/
ɪnˈfəː
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ɪn - ˈfəː -> infer
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ ~ sth (from sth) ကောက်ချက် ချသည်။
infer a connection between smoking and heart disease ❍ The size of the population can be inferred from the archaeological remains. ❍ It can be inferred that the company is bankrupt.
၂။ (infml ) သွယ်ဝိုက် ပြောဆိုသည်။ How dare you infer (that) she is dishonest! Compare IMPLY ၁
inference /'Çnfǝrǝns/ n
၁။ [C] ~ (from sth)(that …) ကောက်ချက်။ ဆိုလိုချက်။ make/ draw inferences from their silence ❍ The inference is clear — we must leave immediately. ❍ There is a strong inference that supervision is inadequate.
၂။ [U] အနုမာနသဘော။ If he is guilty then by inference so is she (ie This conclusion follows logically from the same set of facts).
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deduce, suppose, conclude, gather, conjecture, surmise, assume, understand, arrive at, ascertain, believe, collect, construe, derive, draw, draw inference, extrapolate, figure, figure out, glean, guess, imply, induce, insinuate, interpret, intuit, judge, presume, presuppose, reach conclusion, read between lines, read into, reason, reckon, speculate, suggest, think
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