implication

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #22794

Meanings

1

noun
A possible effect or result of an action or decision in the future.

Dumping waste in the river will have serious implications for the environment.
2

noun
Something that is suggested or hinted at without being said directly.

The implication of his comment was that I had made a mistake.
3

noun
The fact of being involved in something, especially a crime.

He denied any implication in the robbery.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · something that is suggested... import deduction

Word family

Forms implications

Derived forms implicationalmisimplicationnonimplication

Related forms implicate implicativeimplicatureimplicit implicitness imply

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Phrases (1)

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logical implication
a relationship in which the truth of one statement requires another to be true

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French implication, from Latin implicationem (accusative of implicatio).Equivalent to implicate + -ion.

implication Middle French implicationem Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# implication

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 22794

## Meanings
1. A possible effect or result of an action or decision in the future.
2. Something that is suggested or hinted at without being said directly.
3. The fact of being involved in something, especially a crime.

## Examples
- Dumping waste in the river will have serious implications for the environment.
- The implication of his comment was that I had made a mistake.
- He denied any implication in the robbery.

## Derived Forms
- implicational
- misimplication
- nonimplication

## Related Forms
- implicate
- implicative
- implicature
- implicit
- implicitness
- imply

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: implication
- Root: implicationem

## Etymology
From Middle French implication, from Latin implicationem (accusative of implicatio).Equivalent to implicate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Implication comes from Middle French implication, from Latin implicationem (accusative of implicatio).Equivalent to implicate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “A possible effect or result of an action or decision in the future” and “Something that is suggested or hinted at without being said directly”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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