All 4 Uses of
imply
in
Politics and the English Language
- The defense of the English language implies more than this, and perhaps it is best to start by saying what it does NOT imply.†
*implies = suggests (says indirectly)
- The defense of the English language implies more than this, and perhaps it is best to start by saying what it does NOT imply.†
imply = suggest (say indirectly)
- Nor does it even imply in every case preferring the Saxon word to the Latin one, though it does imply using the fewest and shortest words that will cover one's meaning.†
- Nor does it even imply in every case preferring the Saxon word to the Latin one, though it does imply using the fewest and shortest words that will cover one's meaning.†
Definition:
to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence