Both Uses of
imply
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- To carry the art, however, to its highest pitch, it is necessary that the reasoner should be able to utilise all the facts which have come to his knowledge; and this in itself implies, as you will readily see, a possession of all knowledge, which, even in these days of free education and encyclopaedias, is a somewhat rare accomplishment.†
Chpt 5
- I could see by his manner that he had stronger reasons for satisfaction than his words alone would imply.†
Chpt 11 *
Definition:
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(imply) to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence