how to pronounce imply

/ɪmˈplaɪ/

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imply is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of imply in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… with a reply and then to imply that the …”

meaning of imply

To imply means to suggest or to hint at something without saying it directly.

imply frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word imply occurs in english on average 14.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics imply can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that imply can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;