surmise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /sɜːˈmaɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /sɚˈmaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: sur‧mise

Noun

Singular surmise

Plural surmises

1. Surmise is the thought or imagination that is based on little or no evidence.
   • Synonyms: suspicion and guess

Verb

Plain form surmise

Third-person singular surmises

Past tense surmised

Past participle surmised

Present participle surmising

1. (intransitive) If you surmise, you suppose that something is true without having any evidence to confirm it.