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surmise
[ verb ser-mahyz; noun ser-mahyz, sur-mahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
- to conjecture or guess.
noun
- a matter of conjecture.
- an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely.
- a conjecture or opinion.
surmise
verb
- when tr, may take a clause as object to infer (something) from incomplete or uncertain evidence
noun
- an idea inferred from inconclusive evidence
Derived Forms
- ܰˈ, adjective
- ܰˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܰ·a· adjective
- ܰ·· [ser-, mahyzd, -lee, -, mahy, -zid-], adverb
- ܰ·İ noun
- ܲȴܰ· adjective
- ܲȴܰ·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of surmise1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
All the while, he’s surmising what he might gain by rifling through his associates’ drawers and desks.
Depending on how everything shakes out, Eddy surmises stars could be reintroduced to the Pacific within three to five years.
But when the lights dimmed for a film tribute to Scott Sanders, even a stranger could surmise that the man of the hour was no ordinary office jockey.
One can surmise that Hektor — a non-white, working-class super at this Manhattan building — has much more to lose than Iris does if he’s let go by the management company for not following their instructions.
Shoehorning these random digressions into the film without any additional context to surmise their meaning just feels like Perkins is doing weird for weirdness’ sake.
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