Tuesday, November 4, 2008

infer - (v): to form an opinion that something is probably true because of information that you already have
  • Synonyms: suppose, deduce, conclude, figure out, assume, jump to a conclusion, have a notion
  • Origin: L. inferre meaning "bring into, cause," from in- "in" + ferre "carry"
  • Example: By looking at the bags under your eyes, I can infer that you stayed up too late again last night.

After watching the video, post a comment to answer this question:  What inferences can you make about what the people in the video are doing?

7 comments:

fabulous student said...

Mikaela says ...
I ifer that one of the people was pretending that they were a chef.
They were playing the Wii.
It's almost like charades.
I watched the video!

fabulous student said...

Jason says
I infer that the three girls on the Wii were swatting
flies.

fabulous student said...

Jayceee says...
I can infer that one of the people were acting like a dentist they were playing the wii.

fabulous student said...

Clayton says
I ifer that one of people was pretending.

fabulous student said...

Syreena said.....

I devour my food when I get nervous about my report card!!

fabulous student said...

Mikaela says...
I infer that my grades are going to be good 2nd quaurter.

fabulous student said...

Mikaela says...
I infer that I am not going to get perfect etendence every quarter!