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Meanings of surmise in English

Portuguese
fazerdeconta
Catalan
conjetura
Spanish
conjetura

A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.

fazerdeconta
Portuguese
suspeitar
Catalan
sospitar
Spanish
sospechar

To imagine that something is possible or likely.

suspeitar
Synonyms
Examples for "suspect"
Examples for "suspect"
1
The suspect was taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said.
Reuters
2
Police in Northern Ireland have discovered a suspect object in Derry today.
The Irish Times
3
The New York Police Department today released CCTV of the female suspect.
The Irish Times
4
Police suspect the parcels were linked to Greek far left guerrilla groups.
The Irish Times
5
I suspect the situation is similar in other schools in our group.
The Irish Times
Usage of surmise in English
1
I don't do maths but I surmise this is not good value.
Radio NZ
2
That night those in the dressing tent could only surmise the reason.
The Circus Boys in Dixie Land; Or, Winning the Plaudits of the S...
3
Hospital, I suppose. A natural enough surmise in a very feverish locality.
Victory: An Island Tale
4
I think our surmise that it requires a cold temperature is correct.
The thing from another world
5
But in this last surmise the oldest Rover boy was sadly mistaken.
The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island; or, The Old Lumberman's Treas...
6
Then it was that the surmise about the gramophone recurred to me.
Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales
7
I can only surmise what was said in the dressing room afterwards!
The Guardian
8
Who the inhabitants of the hut could be we could not surmise.
Snow Shoes and Canoes / Or, The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in th...
9
More than this was mere vague surmise; he could not recover details.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
10
And then there set in a period of resigned surmise, during which
A Changed Man, and Other Tales
11
But that's a lot to surmise about someone you've only just met.
Private Sector
12
Various measures were, I believe, talked of in consequence of this surmise.
Apologia pro Vita Sua
13
Although Tom told himself this, there was no comfort in the surmise.
The Rover Boys on the River; Or, The Search for the Missing Hous...
14
This was such an extravagant surmise that even the anxious landlord smiled.
Greyfriars Bobby
15
As the boys drew nearer they perceived their surmise had been correct.
The Boy Allies at Liège; Or, Through Lines of Steel
16
As you may surmise, the situation between England and Germany was peculiar.
The Secrets of the German War Office
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Translations for surmise
Surmise through the time
Surmise across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common