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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

Etymology

Origin of inferred

infer ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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inferred

Among the biggest mysteries are the surprisingly low concentrations of dark matter found at the centers of some dwarf galaxies and the unexpectedly dense dark matter clumps inferred from strong gravitational lensing.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 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

That case, the company said, “related to an engineer following inaccurate advice that an AI tool inferred from an outdated internal wiki,” and none involved “AI-written code.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026

It added that even if some viewers inferred innuendo, it did not contain explicit content or objectifying imagery.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

The more argon found, the more neutrinos inferred.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan