To arrive at (a conclusion) from evidence or reasoning

• understand

  1. To become aware of the nature and significance of; know or comprehend:
  2. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
  3. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward:

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  1. To become aware of the nature and significance of; know or comprehend:
  2. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
  3. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward:

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• judge

  1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
  2. To hear and decide on in a court of law:
  3. To pass sentence on; condemn.

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  1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
  2. To hear and decide on in a court of law:
  3. To pass sentence on; condemn.

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• gather

  1. To collect from different places; assemble:
  2. To cause to come together; convene:
  3. To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself:

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  1. To collect from different places; assemble:
  2. To cause to come together; convene:
  3. To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself:

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• draw

  1. To cause to move after or toward one by applying continuous force; drag:
  2. To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading:
  3. To move or pull so as to cover or uncover something:

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  1. To cause to move after or toward one by applying continuous force; drag:
  2. To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading:
  3. To move or pull so as to cover or uncover something:

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• deduct

  1. To take away (a quantity) from another; subtract.
  2. To derive by deduction; deduce.
  3. To take away a desirable part:

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  1. To take away (a quantity) from another; subtract.
  2. To derive by deduction; deduce.
  3. To take away a desirable part:

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• deduce

  1. To reach (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  2. To infer from a general principle; reason deductively:
  3. To trace the origin or derivation of.

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  1. To reach (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  2. To infer from a general principle; reason deductively:
  3. To trace the origin or derivation of.

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• conclude

  1. To bring to an end; close:
  2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement):
  3. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning:

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  1. To bring to an end; close:
  2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement):
  3. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning:

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To draw an inference on the basis of inconclusive evidence or insufficient information

• surmise

  1. To make a judgment about (something) without sufficient evidence; guess:
  2. To say (something) as a guess or conjecture.
  3. To make a guess or conjecture.

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  1. To make a judgment about (something) without sufficient evidence; guess:
  2. To say (something) as a guess or conjecture.
  3. To make a guess or conjecture.

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• suppose

  1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation:
  2. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:
  3. To consider to be probable or likely:

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  1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation:
  2. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:
  3. To consider to be probable or likely:

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• speculate

  1. To engage in a course of reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or theorize.
  2. To engage in the buying or selling of a commodity with an element of risk on the chance of profit.
  3. To assume to be true without conclusive evidence:

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  1. To engage in a course of reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or theorize.
  2. To engage in the buying or selling of a commodity with an element of risk on the chance of profit.
  3. To assume to be true without conclusive evidence:

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• guess

  1. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.
  2. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.
  3. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of:

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  1. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.
  2. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.
  3. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of:

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• conjecture

  1. Opinion or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.
  2. An opinion or conclusion based on guesswork:
  3. To judge or conclude by conjecture; guess:

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  1. Opinion or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.
  2. An opinion or conclusion based on guesswork:
  3. To judge or conclude by conjecture; guess:

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To reach a conclusion

• read-between-the-lines

  1. (idiomatic) to infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly

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  1. (idiomatic) to infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly

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• reckon

  1. To count or compute:
  2. To consider as being; regard as:
  3. To think or conclude:

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  1. To count or compute:
  2. To consider as being; regard as:
  3. To think or conclude:

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• assume

  1. To take for granted; suppose:
  2. To take upon oneself (a duty or obligation):
  3. To undertake the duties of (an office):

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  1. To take for granted; suppose:
  2. To take upon oneself (a duty or obligation):
  3. To undertake the duties of (an office):

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• understand

  1. To become aware of the nature and significance of; know or comprehend:
  2. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
  3. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward:

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  1. To become aware of the nature and significance of; know or comprehend:
  2. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
  3. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward:

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• construe

  1. To understand or explain the meaning of (something), especially in a particular way; interpret:
  2. To analyze the structure of (a clause or sentence).
  3. To use syntactically:

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  1. To understand or explain the meaning of (something), especially in a particular way; interpret:
  2. To analyze the structure of (a clause or sentence).
  3. To use syntactically:

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• reason

  1. The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction:
  2. A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction:
  3. A fact or cause that explains why something exists or has occurred:

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  1. The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction:
  2. A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction:
  3. A fact or cause that explains why something exists or has occurred:

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• arrive at

  1. To reach (a destination)
  2. (idiomatic) To reach (an objective or conclusion)

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  1. To reach (a destination)
  2. (idiomatic) To reach (an objective or conclusion)

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• conjecture

  1. Opinion or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.
  2. An opinion or conclusion based on guesswork:
  3. To judge or conclude by conjecture; guess:

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  1. Opinion or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.
  2. An opinion or conclusion based on guesswork:
  3. To judge or conclude by conjecture; guess:

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• induce

  1. To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion.
  2. To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause:
  3. To infer by inductive reasoning.

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  1. To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion.
  2. To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause:
  3. To infer by inductive reasoning.

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• draw the inference that

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• come to the conclusion that

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• judge

  1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
  2. To hear and decide on in a court of law:
  3. To pass sentence on; condemn.

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  1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
  2. To hear and decide on in a court of law:
  3. To pass sentence on; condemn.

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• gather

  1. To collect from different places; assemble:
  2. To cause to come together; convene:
  3. To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself:

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  1. To collect from different places; assemble:
  2. To cause to come together; convene:
  3. To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself:

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• deduce

  1. To reach (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  2. To infer from a general principle; reason deductively:
  3. To trace the origin or derivation of.

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  1. To reach (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  2. To infer from a general principle; reason deductively:
  3. To trace the origin or derivation of.

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• conclude

  1. To bring to an end; close:
  2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement):
  3. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning:

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  1. To bring to an end; close:
  2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement):
  3. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning:

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To assume

• presuppose

  1. To believe or suppose in advance:
  2. To require or involve necessarily as an antecedent condition:

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  1. To believe or suppose in advance:
  2. To require or involve necessarily as an antecedent condition:

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• presume

  1. To take for granted as being true in the absence of proof to the contrary:
  2. To constitute reasonable evidence for assuming; appear to prove:
  3. To venture without authority or permission; dare:

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  1. To take for granted as being true in the absence of proof to the contrary:
  2. To constitute reasonable evidence for assuming; appear to prove:
  3. To venture without authority or permission; dare:

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• suppose

  1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation:
  2. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:
  3. To consider to be probable or likely:

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  1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation:
  2. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:
  3. To consider to be probable or likely:

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To imply

• mean to say

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• indicate

  1. To show the way to or the direction of; point out:
  2. To serve as a sign, symptom, or token of; signify:
  3. To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of:

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  1. To show the way to or the direction of; point out:
  2. To serve as a sign, symptom, or token of; signify:
  3. To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of:

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• suggest

  1. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  2. To express or say indirectly:
  3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply:

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  1. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  2. To express or say indirectly:
  3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply:

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• insinuate

  1. To express or otherwise convey (a thought, for example) in an indirect or insidious way.
  2. To maneuver or insert (oneself) into a place:
  3. To cause (oneself) to be involved or accepted by subtle and artful means:

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  1. To express or otherwise convey (a thought, for example) in an indirect or insidious way.
  2. To maneuver or insert (oneself) into a place:
  3. To cause (oneself) to be involved or accepted by subtle and artful means:

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