Inferir (en. Infer)

/in.fe.'ɾiɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To draw a deduction or conclusion based on prior information.

We can infer that the weather will improve if the clouds start to disperse.

Podemos inferir que el clima mejorará si las nubes comienzan a dispersarse.

To derive a meaning or conclusion from what has been said or written.

The author hints at his intentions, which allows us to infer the message of his work.

El autor deja entrever sus intenciones, lo que nos permite inferir el mensaje de su obra.

To reach a logical conclusion from premises.

If all mammals are warm-blooded and a dolphin is a mammal, we can infer that the dolphin is warm-blooded.

Si todos los mamíferos son de sangre caliente y un delfín es un mamífero, podemos inferir que el delfín es de sangre caliente.

From Latin 'inferre', which means 'to carry within'.

to infer consequences

To draw deductions about the repercussions of a situation.

inferir consecuencias

to infer a message

To extract the hidden meaning of a communication.

inferir un mensaje

to infer the intention

To determine the purpose or intent behind something said or done.

inferir la intención

deduction

Act of deducing or inferring.

deducción

conclusion

Result reached after reasoning.

conclusión

reasoning

Process of thinking logically and coherently.

razonamiento

Inferring something very clearly.

I was inferring that I wanted to go out without saying it explicitly.

Estaba inferiendo que quería salir sin decirlo explícitamente.

Guessing from the clues.

You are inferring what I am thinking, don't say it so quickly.

Estás inferiendo lo que estoy pensando, no lo digas tan rápido.