In truth, the meanings of infer and imply have overlapped since the 16th century, making the need for a distinction a matter of preference.

Inferring definition: using reasoning or evidence to derive or conclude something.. See examples of INFERRING used in a sentence.

When you're pointing, for instance, they're inferring what you want, what direction it is you're suggesting they go.

To infer means 'to deduce', and is used in the construction to infer something from something: I inferred from what she said that she had not been well. To imply (sense 1) means 'to suggest, …

in•fer′a•bly, adv. in•fer′rer, n. deduce, reason, guess. Infer has been used to mean "to hint or suggest'' since the 16th century by speakers and writers of unquestioned ability and eminence: …

Laura's comment about being a seasoned traveller was also annoying, inferring that Sophie was not. And I didn't like what he was inferring about Hoffman's state of mind. → See infer.... Click …

Definition of infer verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. to reach an opinion or decide that something is true on the basis of information that is available synonym deduce. …