imply
verb (used with object)
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated.
implies
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present tense formof imply (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Even an arms-length commercial transaction implies mutual benefit.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
"The exposure-burial history that emerges from the model implies recycling of sediments previously deposited and buried in the rift valley... and then redeposited along the 'Ubeidiya paleo lake shoreline."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
The midpoint of Super Micro’s new range implies 279% revenue growth from what the company posted a year earlier.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
However, Barclays notes its own 2026 estimate for Sabre implies only around 2% growth in the fourth quarter, so the bank sees limited downside risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
She means, of course, out in the patio or even—since the dull, absent look on Fifi's face implies more—before.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
