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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

推論する

Pronunciation / Transliteration: suiron suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deduce/dɪˈduːs/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼の態度から彼の本心を推論することができる。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To arrive at a conclusion or resolution by reasoning; to draw a logical inference from known facts or premises.

    "From the wet streets, we can deduce that it rained heavily during the night."
  2. 2

    To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of something.

    "The historian was able to deduce the lineage of the royal family from ancient records."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'deducere', meaning 'to lead down' or 'to bring away', formed from 'de-' (down, away) and 'ducere' (to lead). Entering Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, the meaning shifted from physically leading or deriving origins to drawing logical conclusions from premises.

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