implied Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb express or state indirectly
    imply; connote.
  2. verb suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
    imply.
  3. verb have as a logical consequence
    imply; entail; mean.
    • The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers
  4. verb suggest that someone is guilty
    incriminate; imply; inculpate.
  5. verb have as a necessary feature
    involve; imply.
    • This decision involves many changes

WordNet


Im*plied" adjective
Definitions
  1. Virtually involved or included; involved in substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of express, or expressed. See Imply.

Webster 1913