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• past participle of infer.
• past tense form of infer.

inferred

American  

[in-furd] / ɪnˈfɜrd /

adjective

1. derived by reasoning or concluded from evidence, or provisionally identified through either of these methods.

   An inferred weapon is one that we know exists due to forensic analysis of material from the crime scene.

2. assumed as a result of estimation or speculation.

   Investors should note the guesswork involved in the company's inferred mineral deposit, absent the site visit and technical report of a legally qualified person.

3. implied or hinted at.

   If I understand correctly, the inferred suggestion is that the journalist got his information from the victim's family.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of infer.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-inferred
  adjective
• uninferred
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of inferred

infer ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

inferred

“But what can’t be inferred from the index is the future value of those currencies,” added Cox in a video interview from his base in Hong Kong.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

From it, the court just inferred that it must recognize serious, heady limits on Congress’ power to spend the tax dollars it has collected.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

"For many cosmic-ray events taken together, their energy distribution, arrival-direction pattern and statistically inferred composition provide important clues about where these particles come from and how they are accelerated."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026

Lacking data on who actually adopted DEI, the authors inferred the presence of such policies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

The more argon found, the more neutrinos inferred.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan