All 7 Uses of
imply
in
The Remains of the Day
- But then I do not mean to imply anything derogatory about Mr Farraday; he is, after all, an American gentleman and his ways are often very different.†
Chpt Prol.imply = suggest (say indirectly)
- Embarrassing as those moments were for me, I would not wish to imply that I in any way blame Mr Farraday, who is in no sense an unkind person; he was, I am sure, merely enjoying the sort of bantering which...
Chpt Prol. *imply = suggest
- My father did, in any case, rapidly discover a way to circumvent the limitations on his effectiveness implied by the stricture that he should carry no laden trays.†
Chpt 2m -implied = suggested (said indirectly)
- That is to say, there is no subterfuge implied in such an action, and I for one had no intention of overhearing to the extent I did that evening.†
Chpt 2m -
- Anyone who implies that Lord Darlington was liaising covertly with a known enemy is just conveniently forgetting the true climate of those times.†
Chpt 3m -implies = suggests (says indirectly)
- But when I say this, I do not mean to imply the stance I took over the matter of the book that evening was somehow unwarranted.†
Chpt 3e -imply = suggest (say indirectly)
- I have ascertained from the young woman who served me lunch that the address where Miss Kenton is presently residing is some fifteen minutes' walk away, which implies I have at least another forty minutes to wait.†
Chpt 4a -implies = suggests (says indirectly)
Definition:
to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence