Colegir (en. To collect)

/ko.le.'xir/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To infer or deduce something from what has been said or from the available evidence.

By observing her reactions, I could infer that she was upset.

Al observar sus reacciones, pude colegir que estaba molesto.

To reach a conclusion through logical reasoning.

We must infer that the test results are inconclusive.

Debemos colegir que los resultados de la prueba no son concluyentes.

To take previous evidence into account to arrive at a conclusion.

It can be inferred that the economy will improve if these policies are maintained.

Se puede colegir que la economía mejorará si se mantienen estas políticas.

From the Latin 'colegere', meaning 'to collect' or 'to gather'.

to infer that

To draw a conclusion from something.

colegir que

to have to infer

It is necessary to reach a conclusion about a matter.

deber colegir

conclusion

The final decision or interpretation obtained after an analysis.

conclusión

to infer

To deduce something from previous information or data.

inferir

deduction

Process of thinking about various possibilities and inferring something concrete.

deducción

To implicitly understand something without the need for it to be explained.

She always inferred the hints we threw at her.

Ella siempre colegía las indirectas que le lanzábamos.

To draw conclusions that are often misinterpreted.

I didn't infer what you said correctly; it seemed to me that you were angry.

No colegí bien lo que dijiste, me pareció que estabas enojada.