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infer vs work out

work out vs infer

infer and work out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infer No No Yes No
work out No No Yes No
As verbs, work out is a hypernym of infer; that is, work out is a word with a broader meaning than infer:
  • infer: guess correctly; solve by guessing
  • work out: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Other hypernyms of infer include figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work.
infer (verb) work out (verb)
reason by deduction; establish by deduction do physical exercise
believe to be the case give a workout to
guess correctly; solve by guessing come up with
conclude by reasoning; in logic work out in detail
draw from specific cases for more general cases find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
make a mathematical calculation or computation
be calculated
happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well
Difference between infer and work out

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