implicitly

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Ngụ ý, hàm ý

BrE /ˈɪm.plɪ.kət.li/ AmE /ˈɪm.plɪ.kət.li/

adverb en → vi

1 IMPLY/INDICATE [adverb] B2

Ngụ ý, hàm ý

in a way that suggests something without saying it directly

  • implicitly suggest/imply/indicate sth

Collocations implicitly agree/disagree · implicitly understand

  • He implicitly suggested that she was lying.

    Ông ấy ngụ ý rằng cô ta đang nói dối.

2 ACCEPT/RECEIVE [adverb] C1

Đồng ý ngầm, chấp nhận

in a way that shows you accept or receive something without saying anything against it

  • implicitly agree/accept/receive sth

Collocations implicitly accept a decision · implicitly support an idea

  • The company implicitly accepted the new regulations.

    Công ty đã chấp nhận ngầm những quy định mới.