Word

infer, v.
(inferred, inferring, infers)
freq. cnt. 4

reason by deduction; establish by deduction
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 35 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3

deduce deduct derive infer

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

derivation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deductive deductive deduction

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inference

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deduction

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

logic, logical system, system of logic

hyponym

extrapolate surmise elicit

hypernym

conclude, reason, reason out

draw from specific cases for more general cases
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

extrapolate generalise generalize infer

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

generalization generalization generalization

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

extrapolation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inference

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

generalisation generalisation

semantic pointers

hypernym

conclude, reason, reason out

hyponym

overgeneralize, overgeneralise universalize, universalise

believe to be the case
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

infer understand

sample sentences

"I understand you have no previous experience?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

semantic pointers

hypernym

believe

guess correctly; solve by guessing
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

guess infer

sample sentences

"He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

guesser

semantic pointers

hypernym

solve, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work out, work

hyponym

tell

conclude by reasoning; in logic
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

deduce infer

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deductive deducible deductive deduction

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inference

semantic pointers

hypernym

conclude, reason, reason out