All 5 Uses
imply
in
The Selection, by Kiera Cass
(Edited)
- Maxon seemed like a ghost haunting the palace—implied but never really there.
p. 106.5implied = suggested or present indirectly
- It seemed rude to ask what they used to do or imply that I was leaving soon, so I didn't.
p. 121.1imply = say indirectly
- "Your maids?" he asked in a tone that implied I was an idiot.
p. 153.6 *implied = said indirectly (said it without using such blunt words)
- "I model," she answered in a tone that implied I should have known that.
p. 284.1implied = suggested (said indirectly)
- There was more curtsying and giggling, and Anne asked—with a tone that implied near worship of the prince—if she could bring him anything.
p. 318.7implied = said indirectly
Definitions:
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(1)
(imply) to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)