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The sentence below is from an exam held nationwide in Turkey in 2005. The answer is A, but why "imply" is wrong? doesn't it have a sense meaning require?

Marathon-training schedules range from four to six months and they all ---- considerable

discipline.

A) require B) reduce C) imply D) combine E) improve
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I don't know if require has the same meaning as imply. Imply means to "allude".

Require means to need.

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To "require" means that something is necessary or demanded. e.g. "Training to be a doctor requires a lot of hard work." (Cambridge Learners Dictionary)

To "imply" is quite different. It means to suggest or show something, without saying it directly. e.g. "Are you implying that I am fat?" (Cambridge Learners Dictionary)

That's totally true.

'Require' results in a simple, easy to see meaning. I wouldn't say 'imply' is unacceptable, but it requires a lot more effort to find a meaning. What you'd be saying, in a long version, would be

Marathon-training schedules range from four to six months and, because they are demanding, they all imply that anyone who follows such a schedule must be a person who has considerable discipline

how can I explain why a test-taker shouldn't go for it?
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they all ---- considerable discipline.

Here my sense demands a word which means "need" not "indirectly refer".

The schedule demands considerable discipline. It needs it. Does not refer it.

Imply isn't applicable at all.

Once again, correct me - if required.

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