surmise

sur·mise

S0917000 (sər-mīz′)v. sur·mised, sur·mis·ing, sur·mis·es v.tr.1. To make a judgment about (something) without sufficient evidence; guess: "In another pocket he came across what he surmised in the dark were pennies, erroneously, however, as it turned out" (James Joyce).2. To say (something) as a guess or conjecture.v.intr. To make a guess or conjecture.n. An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture.

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[Middle English surmisen, to accuse, from Old French surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre : sur-, sur- + mettre, to put (from Latin mittere).]

surmise

vb (when tr, may take a clause as object) to infer (something) from incomplete or uncertain evidence n an idea inferred from inconclusive evidence. Also (rare): surmisal [C15: from Old French, from surmettre to accuse, from Latin supermittere to throw over, from super- + mittere to send] surˈmisable adj surˈmiser n

sur•mise

(sərˈmaɪz; n. also ˈsɜr maɪz)

v. -mised, -mis•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess. v.i. 2. to conjecture or guess. n. 3. an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely; conjecture. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French surmis(e), Middle French, n. use of past participle of surmettre < Medieval Latin supermittere to impute, surmise] sur•mis′er, n. syn: See guess.

surmise

Past participle: surmised
Gerund: surmising

Imperative
surmise
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Present
I surmise
you surmise
he/she/it surmises
we surmise
you surmise
they surmise

Preterite
I surmised
you surmised
he/she/it surmised
we surmised
you surmised
they surmised

Present Continuous
I am surmising
you are surmising
he/she/it is surmising
we are surmising
you are surmising
they are surmising

Present Perfect
I have surmised
you have surmised
he/she/it has surmised
we have surmised
you have surmised
they have surmised

Past Continuous
I was surmising
you were surmising
he/she/it was surmising
we were surmising
you were surmising
they were surmising

Past Perfect
I had surmised
you had surmised
he/she/it had surmised
we had surmised
you had surmised
they had surmised

Future
I will surmise
you will surmise
he/she/it will surmise
we will surmise
you will surmise
they will surmise

Future Perfect
I will have surmised
you will have surmised
he/she/it will have surmised
we will have surmised
you will have surmised
they will have surmised

Future Continuous
I will be surmising
you will be surmising
he/she/it will be surmising
we will be surmising
you will be surmising
they will be surmising

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been surmising
you have been surmising
he/she/it has been surmising
we have been surmising
you have been surmising
they have been surmising

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been surmising
you will have been surmising
he/she/it will have been surmising
we will have been surmising
you will have been surmising
they will have been surmising

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been surmising
you had been surmising
he/she/it had been surmising
we had been surmising
you had been surmising
they had been surmising

Conditional
I would surmise
you would surmise
he/she/it would surmise
we would surmise
you would surmise
they would surmise

Past Conditional
I would have surmised
you would have surmised
he/she/it would have surmised
we would have surmised
you would have surmised
they would have surmised

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surmise - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidenceguess, speculation, supposition, surmisal, conjecture, hypothesisopinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"divination - successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
Verb	1.	surmise - infer from incomplete evidencededuce, derive, infer, deduct - reason by deduction; establish by deduction
	2.	surmise - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"suspecthazard, guess, venture, pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

surmise

verb1. guess, suppose, imagine, presume, consider, suspect, conclude, fancy, speculate, infer, deduce, come to the conclusion, conjecture, opine, hazard a guess He surmised that he had discovered one of the illegal streets.noun1. guess, speculation, assumption, thought, idea, conclusion, notion, suspicion, hypothesis, deduction, inference, presumption, conjecture, supposition His surmise proved correct.

surmise

verbTo draw an inference on the basis of inconclusive evidence or insufficient information:conjecture, guess, infer, speculate, suppose.nounA judgment, estimate, or opinion arrived at by guessing:conjecture, guess, guesswork, speculation, supposition.

Translations

conjecturerdevinerprévoirsupposersupporresupposizione