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INFERRED

Definition: INFERRED

INFERRED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Infer

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "INFERRED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1517. (references)

 

Crosswords: INFERRED

English words defined with "INFERRED": basal body temperature method, basal body temperature method of family planningconcept, conception, constructdeductionentailment, entity, etymonidiom, idiomatic expression, implication, implied trust, import, Inferableovulation method, ovulation method of family planningpalaeopathology, paleopathology, phrasal idiom, phrase, presumableres ipsa loquitur, rootset phrase, significance, supposable, surmisable. (references)
Specialty definitions using "INFERRED": Aliprando, apparent imageFujita ScaleGene Deletion, geological climate, Gross Alpha/Beta Particle Activityinferred ore, inferred reserve, inferred reserve base, inferred resourcesLangmuir probeMiranda, multiuser cryptosystem, multi-user cryptosystempalaeoclimate, paleoclimate, POLAR CAP ABSORPTION, possible ore, possible reserve, potential ore, prospective reserve, public key cryptosystemstructure section, subsurface geologyturbidite. (references)
Etymologies containing "INFERRED": Inferable. (references)

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Modern Usage: INFERRED

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You were saying that when the closet door was open, Maria received a bump on the head, and from that that you inferred that someone had been hiding in the closet, monsieur -- (A Shot in the Dark; writing credit: Marcel Achard; William Peter Blatty)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: INFERRED

DomainTitle

Books

  • An Evaluation of California's Inferred Birth Statistics for Unmarried Women (reference)

  • Fourth Grade Math Curriculum As Inferred from Textbooks and Tests (reference)

  • Geomagnetic field variation as inferred from archaeomagnetism in Greece and palaeomagnetism in British lake sediments since 7000 B.C (reference)

  • Inferred Functions of Performance and Learning (reference)

  • Venus Inferred (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: INFERRED

AuthorQuotation

Georg C. Lichtenberg

Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his weaknesses and his dreams.

St. Jerome

Sometimes the character of the mistress if inferred from the dress of her maids.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: INFERRED

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Causality may be inferred based on consistency of the data, strength of association, temporality, dose response, specificity, and biologic plausibility. (references)

The potential efficacy of these approaches in persons with this degree of obesity, therefore, must be inferred from evidence of their efficacy in less obese persons. (references)

Children

Indonesia

The Constitution requires that the Government provide care for orphans and persons with disabilities; however, it does not specify the definition of the term "care", and the provision of education to all children with mental and physical disabilities never has been inferred from the requirement. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: INFERRED

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Monroe

1817-1825From the general policy and course of proceeding observed by the allied powers in regard to this contest it is inferred that they will confine their interposition to the expression of their sentiments, abstaining from the application of force.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: INFERRED

"INFERRED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 80.00% of the time. "INFERRED" is used about 295 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)80%23619,516
Lexical Verb (past tense)12.88%3855,818
Adjective (general or positive)7.12%2176,261
                    Total100.00%295N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: INFERRED

Expression using "INFERRED": inferred reserve. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: INFERRED

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

inferred

5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: INFERRED

Language Translations for "INFERRED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

推断 (generalise, generalised, generalize, generalized, Generalizing, infer, inference, Inferring). (various references)

   

Danish

  

mulig reserve (inferred reserve, possible reserve, prospective reserve), den stiltiende beslutning om afslag,som anses at vaere en foelge af denne passivitet (the implied decision of refusal which is to be inferred from the silence on the matter). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

mogelijke reserve (inferred reserve, possible reserve, prospective reserve), de stilzwijgende weigering,die in dit nalaten is besloten (the implied decision of refusal which is to be inferred from the silence on the matter). (various references)

   

French

  

ressource présumée (inferred resource), réserve possible (inferred reserve), la décision implicite de refus qui est réputée résulter de ce silence (the implied decision of refusal which is to be inferred from the silence on the matter). (various references)

   

German

  

gefolgert, folgerte (concluded, deduced). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πιθανά αποθέματα (inferred resource, probable reserves), η σιωπηρά αρνητική απόφαση που θεωρείται ότι προκύπτει από τη σιωπή αυτή (the implied decision of refusal which is to be inferred from the silence on the matter). (various references)

   

Italian

  

risorsa stimata (inferred resource), riserva possibile (inferred reserve, possible reserve, prospective reserve), riserva latente (hidden reserve, inferred reserve, possible reserve, prospective reserve), la decisione implicita di rifiuto che si presume risulti da questo silenzio (the implied decision of refusal which is to be inferred from the silence on the matter). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

inferreday.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

a decisão implícita de recusa que se deduz deste silêncio (the implied decision of refusal which is to be inferred from the silence on the matter). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

reserva posible (inferred reserve, possible reserve, prospective reserve), recurso inferido (inferred resource), la decisión implícita de denegación que se presume resulta de este silencio (the implied decision of refusal which is to be inferred from the silence on the matter). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

det avslagsbeslut,som skall anses föreligga som en följd av denna passivitet (the implied decision of refusal which is to be inferred from the silence on the matter). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: INFERRED

Derivations

Words ending with "INFERRED": coinferred, misinferred. (additional references)


Misspellings

"INFERRED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ijnferred, inered, infared, infere, infered, infermed, inferre, infored, infreared, infred, infured. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "INFERRED"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "INFERRED" (pronounced i'nfer"d)
4-n f er" dconferred.
3-f er" dchauffeured, deferred, preferred, referred, transferred.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: INFERRED

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-f-i-n-r-r"

-1 letter: definer, dernier, fernier, ferried, nerdier, refined, refiner, refired, refried.

-2 letters: defier, define, denier, fender, ferine, finder, friend, nereid, redfin, refind, refine, refire, reined, render.

-3 letters: defer, diene, diner, direr, drier, eider, ender, erred, fiend, fined, finer, fired, firer, freed, freer, frere, fried, frier, infer, refed, refer, rider, rifer.

-4 letters: deer, defi, dene, deni, dere.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-e-f-i-n-r-r"
 

+1 letter: deferring, refrained.

 

+2 letters: coinferred, ferredoxin, friendlier, interfered, reinforced, reinformed.

 

+3 letters: denitrifier, ferredoxins, fraternized, misinferred, overrefined, reconfirmed, refurnished.

 

+4 letters: counterfired, denitrifiers, ferricyanide, ferrocyanide, foreordained, intergrafted, overinformed, reconfigured, ultrarefined, undersheriff, unfriendlier, unreinforced.

 

+5 letters: ferricyanides, ferrocyanides, fingerprinted, recentrifuged, undersheriffs.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Familiar
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Quotations: Speeches
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Derivations
13. Rhymes
14. Anagrams
15. Bibliography


  

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