imply

imply
transitive verb
1) (involve the existence of) implizieren (geh.); (by inference) schließen lassen auf (+ Akk.)

be implied in something — in etwas (Dat.) enthalten sein

2) (express indirectly) hindeuten auf (+ Akk.); (insinuate) unterstellen

are you implying that ...? — willst du damit etwa sagen, dass ...?

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verb
(to suggest or hint without actually stating: Are you implying that I am a liar?) besagen, andeuten
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im·ply
<-ie->
[ɪmˈplaɪ]
vt
▪ to \imply sth (suggest) etw andeuten; (as consequence) etw erfordern [o voraussetzen]
are you \implying that ...? wollen Sie damit andeuten, dass ...?
what [exactly] are you \implying?! was willst du eigentlich damit sagen?!
getting married implies a commitment for life mit der Heirat geht man eine lebenslange Verpflichtung ein
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[Im'plaɪ]
vt
1) (= suggest) andeuten, implizieren

are you implying or do you mean to imply that ...? — wollen Sie damit vielleicht sagen or andeuten, dass ...?

this implies that he has changed his mind — das deutet darauf hin, dass er es sich (dat) anders überlegt hat

2) (= indicate, lead to conclusion) schließen lassen auf (+acc)
3) (= involve) bedeuten
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imply [ımˈplaı] v/t
1. implizieren, (stillschweigend oder mit) einbegreifen, einbeziehen, mit enthalten, (sinngemäß oder stillschweigend) be-inhalten, in sich schließen:
this implies daraus ergibt sich, dies bedeutet
2. bedeuten, besagen (Wort)
3. andeuten, durchblicken lassen, zu verstehen geben
4. mit sich bringen, bedeuten, zur Folge haben
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transitive verb
1) (involve the existence of) implizieren (geh.); (by inference) schließen lassen auf (+ Akk.)

be implied in something — in etwas (Dat.) enthalten sein

2) (express indirectly) hindeuten auf (+ Akk.); (insinuate) unterstellen

are you implying that ...? — willst du damit etwa sagen, dass ...?

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v.
andeuten v.
bedeuten v.
beinhalten v.
besagen v.
darauf hinauslaufen ausdr.
durchblicken lassen ausdr.
einbeziehen v.
einschließen v.
implizieren v.
in sich schließen ausdr.
mit sich bringen ausdr.
schließen lassen auf ausdr.
voraussetzen v.

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