All 6 Uses of
imply
in
Babbitt
- Mean to imply I make a hog of myself, eating down-town?†
Chpt 1 *
- It isn't generally realized that even in China the schoolmen are giving way to more practical men, and of course you can see what that implies."†
Chpt 3
- But they didn't imply that you were to be impractical and refuse to take twice the value of a house if a buyer was such an idiot that he didn't jew you down on the asking-price.†
Chpt 4
- He rose quickly; he said gently to Zilla: "I suppose you imply I have a lot of sweethearts."†
Chpt 10
- Ordinarily he would have been delighted at the honor implied in being chaffed, but he was suddenly touchy.†
Chpt 23
- All of them agreed that the working-classes must be kept in their place; and all of them perceived that American Democracy did not imply any equality of wealth, but did demand a wholesome sameness of thought, dress, painting, morals, and vocabulary.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(imply) to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence