overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

infer.

To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnˈfɜː/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ɪnˈfɝ/Canada, General-American/ɪnˈfɛr/Scotland/ənˈføː/New-Zealand
  1. To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.

    transitive
  2. To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.

    often · proscribed · transitive
  3. To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone.

    obsolete
  4. To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in, to adduce.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Latin inferō, from Latin in- (“in, at, on; into”) + Latin ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”) (cognate to Old English beran, whence English bear), from Proto-Italic *ferō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (“to bear, carry”), from the root *bʰer-. Literally “carry forward”, equivalent to “bear in”, as in concluding from a premise. Doublet of inbear.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

infer has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

infer studioinfer workshello, infer

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.