| Front | surmise |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, noun verb /BrEsəˈmaɪz; NAmE sərˈmaɪz/ [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth)| ~ (that)…| ~ what, where, etc…| + speech (formal)to guess or suppose sth using the evidence you have, without definitely knowing conjecture From the looks on their faces, I surmised that they had had an argument. noun /BrEˈsɜːmaɪz; NAmE ˈsɜːrmaɪz/ [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (formal)a guess based on some facts that you know alreadyThis is pure surmise on my part. He was glad to have his surmise confirmed. |
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