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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
- ²õ³Ü°ùˈ³¾¾±²õ²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
- ²õ³Ü°ùˈ³¾¾±²õ±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³Ü°ù·³¾¾±²õa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ²õ³Ü°ù·³¾¾±²õ±ð»å·±ô²â [ser-, mahyzd, -lee, -, mahy, -zid-], adverb
- ²õ³Ü°ù·³¾¾±²õİù noun
- ³Ü²Ôî€È´³Ü°ù·³¾¾±²õ±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ôî€È´³Ü°ù·³¾¾±²õi²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of surmise1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
“And in addition to the wind roaring, there were very loud reports we could hear in the background, which we surmised to be exploding canisters of fuel for barbecues and outdoor space heater,†he added.
And some were now surmising that we had engineered a vote that would promote women and diminish men, in the process making some kind of statement, though they weren’t clear on exactly what that was.
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