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to surmise
01
to come to a conclusion without enough evidence
Transitive: to surmise that
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
surmise
3rd person singular
surmises
Present participle
surmising
Past simple
surmised
Past participle
surmised
Examples
Unable to find the missing document, he could only surmise that it might have been misplaced.
Surmise
01
an idea or conclusion formed on the basis of limited or uncertain evidence
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
surmises
Examples
His surmise about the cause of the accident proved to be correct.
