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implies | hi |

As a verb implies

is third-person singular of imply.

As an interjection hi is

a friendly, informal, casual greeting said when meeting someone.

As an adjective hi is

informal spelling of lang=en, often hyphenated.

As a noun hi is

"Hi" or similar greeting.

As an abbreviation HI is

hawaii, a state of the United States of America.

implies

English

Verb

(head)
  • (imply)

  • imply

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (of a proposition) to have as a necessary consequence
  • The proposition that "all dogs are mammals" implies that my dog is a mammal
  • (of a person) to suggest by logical inference
  • When I state that your dog is brown, I am not implying that all dogs are brown
  • (of a person or proposition) to hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement
  • What do you mean "we need to be more careful with hygiene"? Are you implying that I don't wash my hands?
  • (archaic) to enfold, entangle.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.iv:
  • And in his bosome secretly there lay / An hatefull Snake, the which his taile vptyes / In many folds, and mortall sting implyes .

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Synonyms

    * (to have as a necessary consequence) entail * (to suggest tacitly) allude, hint, insinuate, suggest

    See also

    * connotation * entail

    hi

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Interjection

    (wikipedia hi) (en interjection)
  • A friendly, informal, casual greeting said when meeting someone.
  • An exclamation to call attention.
  • * , chapter=7
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi! ” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.}}

    Synonyms

    * (friendly informal greeting) hello

    Adjective

    (head)
  • , often hyphenated.
  • Get hi- quality videos here!
    Next, set the burner to ''hi .

    Derived terms

    * hi-tech * hi-lo * hi-five

    Noun

    hi (no attested plural)
  • "Hi" or similar greeting.
  • Synonyms

    * greeting, hello

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----