All 4 Uses
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Zeitoun
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- Mohammed's accomplishments implied—proved, really—that the Zeitouns were extraordinary.†
Chpt 2.7 *implied = suggested (said indirectly)
- The captain was taken with the beauty of the metaphor, and let his silence imply surrender.†
Chpt 2.10imply = suggest (say indirectly)
- He was implying that Zeitoun and Nasser were romantically engaged, and that Zeitoun, fearing detection, had leapt from the bed when he heard the guard approaching.†
Chpt 4.28implying = suggesting (saying indirectly)
- By the time Zeitoun realized what the guard was implying, it was too late to argue.†
Chpt 4.28
Definitions:
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(1)
(imply) to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)