All 8 Uses of
infer
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- My suspicions were all confirmed by his peculiar action in typewriting his signature, which, of course, inferred that his handwriting was so familiar to her that she would recognise even the smallest sample of it.†
Chpt 3
- I only quote this as a trivial example of observation and inference.†
Chpt 4
- "We have got to the deductions and the inferences," said Lestrade, winking at me.†
Chpt 4
- You are too timid in drawing your inferences.†
Chpt 7
- Then, pray tell me what it is that you can infer from this hat?
Chpt 7 *infer = conclude by reasoning
- "It is perhaps less suggestive than it might have been," he remarked, "and yet there are a few inferences which are very distinct, and a few others which represent at least a strong balance of probability.†
Chpt 7
- I am afraid, Holmes, that you are not very practical with your deductions and your inferences.†
Chpt 10
- You infer that she may have gone out to tell her sweetheart, and that the two may have planned the robbery.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(infer) to figure out or guess by reasoning