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# infer

verb (infer, infers, inferred, inferring); noun: inference

«infer» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To work out something that is not said directly, using clues and what you already know. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infer/#m1)
2. (formal) To reach a conclusion from facts or reasoning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infer/#m2)

### In the lessons

In reading lessons «infer» is a key skill: from clues in the text you work out a character's feelings («His fists were clenched» → he is angry). In science you infer from evidence. Phrases: «infer from», «what can you infer?».

### Examples

- From her red eyes, we can infer that she had been crying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infer/#x1)
- What can you infer about the weather from the picture? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infer/#x2)
- Detectives infer who did it from clues. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infer/#x3)
- I inferred that Mum was cross because she slammed the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infer/#x4)
- Scientists infer what dinosaurs ate from their teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infer/#x5)

### Note

Double r: inferred, inferring. Common confusion: the writer or speaker IMPLIES (hints); the reader INFERS (works out).

## In Jewish tradition

In reading lessons «infer» is a key skill: from clues in the text you work out a character's feelings («His fists were clenched» → he is angry). In science you infer from evidence. Phrases: «infer from», «what can you infer?».

### Note

Double r: inferred, inferring. Common confusion: the writer or speaker IMPLIES (hints); the reader INFERS (works out).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «infer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«infer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/infer.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «infer» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«infer» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/infer.html) on Mova free.