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implied

im-PLYD/ɪmˈplaɪd/

2 meanings of implied

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Hinted at or suggested, but not said out loud in clear words.

    Like a message hidden between the lines, not written down.

    There was an implied threat in his calm, quiet voice.

    She gave an implied promise to help us move next week.

    Similarimplicit, tacit, unspoken, unstated, understood

    Oppositeexplicit, express, stated, direct

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  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of imply. Use this form for something suggested earlier.

    He implied that the meeting was canceled without ever saying so.

    Her quick smile implied she already knew the answer.

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implied is a form of imply

imply, verb: To suggest something without saying it openly. Full entry

Forms
implyimplies he/she/itimplying -ing formimplied past tense, past participle
Spelling
imply → implied: change y to i, add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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