What is the meaning of infer?

Reason by deduction; establish by deduction.
- synonyms: deduce, deduct, derive
Draw from specific cases for more general cases.
- synonyms: generalize, generalise, extrapolate
Conclude by reasoning; in logic.
- synonyms: deduce
Guess correctly; solve by guessing.
- usage: "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
- synonyms: guess
Believe to be the case.
- usage: "I understand you have no previous experience"
- synonyms: understand

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