Infer

We can infer from the data that the sales have been steadily increasing over the past month.

By looking at the footprints in the sand, the tracker could infer the direction the hiker had taken.

By observing the smoke rising from the chimney, the hiker could infer that someone was inside the cabin.

The audience could infer the character's motive from his actions on stage.

The paleontologist used the fossilized footprints to infer the walking pattern of the ancient reptile.

I can infer from your facial expression that you're not happy with the outcome.

The teacher asked the students to infer the main idea of the passage from the context.

The teacher asked the students to infer the author's intentions from the ambiguous ending of the story.

The detective carefully examined the crime scene to infer the sequence of events.

The child's pouting face allowed his mother to infer that he didn't want to go to bed.

The economist analyzed the market trends to infer the future direction of the stock market.

The teacher asked the students to infer the author's intention from the text they were reading.

The author's use of vivid imagery allowed readers to infer the protagonist's inner turmoil.

The teacher asked the students to infer the meaning of the word from the context of the sentence.

Based on the traffic congestion, I can infer that there must be an accident up ahead.

From the protagonist's actions and dialogue, readers can infer that she is a compassionate person.

From her tired eyes and yawning, I can infer that she didn't get enough sleep last night.

By looking at the torn wrapping paper, I can infer that a gift was opened.

The scientist was able to infer the existence of an unknown planet based on the gravitational disturbances observed in the outer solar system.

By examining the footprints in the sand, the tracker could infer the direction in which the animal had gone.

From the loud noises and flashing lights, we could infer that there was a celebration happening nearby.

By analyzing the data collected, the researcher was able to infer a correlation between smoking and lung cancer.