infer
verb (used with object)
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence.
is inferring
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present progressiveof infer (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"You can see the effects clearly, but the real challenge is inferring the hidden cause."
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
I think, broadly speaking, the film is inferring stuff rather than stating it.
From The Verge ● Feb. 21, 2018
The other is growing the right branches, that is, inferring how the words are supposed to join up in phrases.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
He is not generalizing; he is inferring a particular from particulars.—Vol.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. by Various
Rather it is inferring, from the failure of the work in his hand, that he and his colleagues have attempted that which was impossible to be done.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 by Various
