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• past tense form of infer.
• past participle 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

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Etymology

Origin of inferred

infer ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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inferred

Meink didn’t say, but the range can be inferred from published accounts about the kinds of space-control weapons that Russia or China has launched and tested.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Lawyers for Rockstar said there was nothing in the signatures that could identify them as union members, but Oram told the tribunal it could be "inferred" who was by those who handed in the petition.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Mr. Druckenmiller argues that such transactions interfere with prices, distorting valuable messages that could be inferred from the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“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

I could see him moody, difficult, irritable perhaps, but not angry as she had inferred, not passionate.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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