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What (who) is by implication - definition
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Implication (logic); Imply; Implies; Implications; Implication (disambiguation); Implication (logical); Implicational; Definitional implication; Causal implication; Decisional implication
imply
v. a.
Involve (as a consequence), include (by implication), import, signify, mean.
imply
(implies, implying, implied)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you imply that something is the case, you say something which indicates that it is the case in an indirect way.
'Are you implying that I have something to do with those attacks?' she asked coldly...
She felt undermined by the implied criticism.
= suggest
VERB: V that, V-ed, also V n
2.
If an event or situation implies that something is the case, it makes you think it likely that it is the case.
Exports in June rose 1.5%, implying that the economy was stronger than many investors had realized...
A 'frontier-free' Europe implies a greatly increased market for all economic operators.
= suggest
VERB: V that, V n
imply
v. (L; to) she implied (to us) that she knew more than she had told the reporters
Examples of use of by implication
1. That, by implication, included programs that could have weapons applications.
2. Could the 1'2' crash – and, by implication, the Depression of the 1'30s – have been prevented?
3. Bilateral Deals A producers‘ cartel, by implication, would balance the scales.
4. By implication, the modern state should give its serious money to Olympic velodromes and the BBC.
5. By implication, he suggests he did no better or worse than the man who sacked him.