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IELTS word

deduce

/dɪˈdus/verb

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English definition

to reach a conclusion from available evidence

Common phrases / collocations

  1. reasonably deduce
  2. deduce from
  3. deduce that

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The detective deduced the route from the footprints.

  2. 2.

    We can deduce the cause from the data.

  3. 3.

    She deduced that the door had been opened.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A detective studies muddy footprints and compares them with a dirty shoe.
to reach a conclusion from available evidence
1muddy tracks
2route understood
evidence examined→conclusion reached