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Understanding meaning

Implies means to hint or suggest something, without saying it openly and directly.

For example:

Giving me a book about diets and losing weight implies that I am very fat.

Which words below are closest in meaning to implies? Choose the 3 correct answers.

says something in an indirect way

says something without expressing it openly

says clearly exactly what you mean

causes people to "read between the lines" in order to understand an indirect message