(also called reported speech) what someone said or reported in the voice of the third person,...
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to deduce or draw a conclusion, e.g. They could infer from my statement that I thought he was...
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to work out the meaning of a word from the context in which it is used.
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the act of inferring meaning. See infer.
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a non-finite verb that cannot stand on its own, and generally includes the word to, e.g. I like...
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(also called a friendly letter) a friendly letter, written to family members, friends or close...
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see conversational register.
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a word that has come down to us from an earlier form of the language. Father is an inherited...
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a figure of speech that hints at something, without actually saying it, e.g. Question: Do you...
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a style of writing and speaking that is instructional or technical, e.g. Insert the screw into...