deduce
verb/dɪˈdjuːs/
/dɪˈduːs/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deduce | /dɪˈdjuːs/ /dɪˈduːs/ |
| he / she / it deduces | /dɪˈdjuːsɪz/ /dɪˈduːsɪz/ |
| past simple deduced | /dɪˈdjuːst/ /dɪˈduːst/ |
| past participle deduced | /dɪˈdjuːst/ /dɪˈduːst/ |
| -ing form deducing | /dɪˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /dɪˈduːsɪŋ/ |
- to form an opinion about something based on the information or evidence that is available synonym infer
- deduce something (from something) We can deduce a lot from what people choose to buy.
- deduce (from something) that, what, how, etc… Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve?
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1, Maths and measurementc1- Using the evidence available it is possible to deduce quite a lot about how these people lived.
- We deduce from his behaviour that he is trying to gain attention.
- They deduced from her absences that she was not happy at college.
- She deduced that he couldn't have been at home when the attack took place.
- Try to deduce what might have happened next.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- logically
- be able to
- can
- be possible to
- …
- from
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘lead or convey’): from Latin deducere, from de- ‘down’ + ducere ‘lead’.Definitions on the go
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