All 3 Uses of
deduce
in
The Idiot
- "You probably wish to deduce, prince," said Alexandra, "that moments of time cannot be reckoned by money value, and that sometimes five minutes are worth priceless treasures.†
Chpt 1.5 *deduce = conclude by reasoning
- Sometimes, thinking over this, I became quite numb with the terror of it; and I might well have deduced from this fact, that my 'last conviction' was eating into my being too fast and too seriously, and would undoubtedly come to its climax before long.†
Chpt 3.6deduced = concluded by reasoning
- I lay down this morning at ten o'clock with the intention of not rising again before that time; but I thought it over and rose just once more in order to come here; from which you may deduce that I had some reason for wishing to come.†
Chpt 4.8deduce = conclude by reasoning
Definition:
conclude by reasoning -- especially reasoning from the general to the particular