surmised

sərˈmaɪzd

Definition

Definition of surmised - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

assumptioninferred without conclusive evidence

The surmised reasons for his absence were never confirmed.
The surmised cause of the problem was incorrect.
Her surmised intentions were questioned by everyone.

presumed

supposed

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Origin of surmised

Latin, super (over) + mittere (send)

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French:supposé, ...
German:vermutet, ...
Italian:supposto, ...
Spanish:supuesto, ...
Portuguese:presumido, ...
Chinese:推测的, ...
Japanese:推測された, ...
Arabic:مُسْتَنْتَج, ...
Hebrew:מְשׁוּעָר, ...
Russian:предполагаемый, ...
Ukrainian:припущений, ...
Hindi:अनुमानित, ...
Bengali:অনুমিত, ...
Catalan:suposat, ...
Czech:domnělý, ...
Danish:formodet, ...
Dutch:afgeleid, ...
Greek:εικαζόμενος, ...
Hungarian:feltételezett, ...
Khmer:សន្និដ្ឋាន, ...
Korean:추론된, ...
Persian:حدسی, ...
Polish:wywnioskowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):presumido, ...
Romanian:dedus, ...
Swedish:slutsats, ...
Thai:ที่คาดคะเนไว้, ...
Turkish:çıkarılan, ...
Vietnamese:phỏng đoán, ...

surmise

səˈmaɪz

Definition of surmise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

thinkingform an opinion with little or incomplete evidence

I can only surmise what happened last night.

conjecture

guess

Noun

educated guessguess based on incomplete information

His surmise about the outcome was surprisingly accurate.

conjecture

speculation

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Origin of surmise

Latin, super (over) + mittere (send)

Examples of surmise in a sentence

She surmised that the meeting was canceled.
Her surmise was based on the available clues.
The detective's surmise led to the breakthrough.

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French:supposer, supposition, ...
German:vermuten, Vermutung, ...
Italian:supporre, supposizione, ...
Spanish:suponer, suposición, ...
Portuguese:supor, conjectura, ...
Chinese:猜测, 猜想, ...
Japanese:推測する, 推測, ...
Arabic:خَمَّنَ, تَخْمِين, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁעֵר, הַשְּׁעָרָה, ...
Russian:догадываться, догадка, ...
Ukrainian:здогадуватися, здогадка, ...
Hindi:अनुमान लगाना, अनुमान, ...
Bengali:অনুমান করা, অনুমান, ...
Catalan:conjecturar, conjectura, ...
Czech:usuzovat, domněnka, ...
Danish:formode, formodning, ...
Dutch:gissen, gissing, ...
Greek:εικάζω, εικασία, ...
Hungarian:feltételezni, feltevés, ...
Khmer:សន្និដ្ឋាន, ការសន្និដ្ឋាន, ...
Korean:짐작하다, 추측, ...
Persian:حدس زدن, حدس, ...
Polish:przypuszczać, przypuszczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):supor, conjectura, ...
Romanian:a presupune, presupunere, ...
Swedish:gissa, gissning, ...
Thai:สันนิษฐาน, การสันนิษฐาน, ...
Turkish:tahmin etmek, tahmin, ...
Vietnamese:suy đoán, sự phỏng đoán, ...

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