υπονοώ

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υπονοώ

Where it comes from

υπονοώ < αρχαία ελληνική ὑπονοῶ < ὑπό + νοέω-ῶ

verb υπονοώ

εννοώ κάτι κρυφά, δηλαδή πλάγια, δεν το λέω ευθέως ※ Αλλά εγώ δεν έφαγα καμία χυλόπιτα χτες βράδυ, αν υπονοείς κάτι τέτοιο, Ολγάκι. Απλώς δεν έκατσε το πράμα. (Βούλα Μάστορη, Φι-Γάμα-Πι, εκδ. Πατάκης, 2013)

In English

imply to express suggestively rather than as a direct statement
infer to lead to as a consequence
allude refer to something indirectly or by suggestion
suggest to imply but stop short of saying directly
insinuate hint at (something)

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MLA

"υπονοώ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/el/%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%8E. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

υπονοώ. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%8E

Chicago

"υπονοώ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%8E.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {υπονοώ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%8E},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}