Both Uses of
imply
in
The Great Gatsby
- Then she flounced over to the dog, kissed it with ecstasy, and swept into the kitchen, implying that a dozen chefs awaited her orders there.
p. 32..4implying = as though (suggesting)
- After that I felt a certain shame for Gatsby — one gentleman to whom I telephoned implied that he had got what he deserved.
p. 169..8 *implied = said indirectly (in less blunt words)
Definition:
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(imply) to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence