v., -mised, -mis·ing, -mis·es.

v.tr.

To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence.

v.intr.

To make a guess or conjecture.

n.

An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture.

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

verb

To draw an inference on the basis of inconclusive evidence or insufficient information: conjecture, guess, infer, speculate, suppose. See opinion.

noun

A judgment, estimate, or opinion arrived at by guessing: conjecture, guess, guesswork, speculation, supposition. See opinion.

n

Definition: guess, conclusion
Antonyms: calculation, knowledge, measurement

v

Definition: come to a conclusion
Antonyms: question, wonder

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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
  Synonyms: guess, conjecture, supposition, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis

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The verb surmise has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: infer from incomplete evidence

Meaning #2: imagine to be the case or true or probable
  Synonym: suspect

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gætte, formode, tænke sig
v. intr. - gætte, formode, gisne
n. - mistanke, formodning, anelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderstellen, vermoeden, concluderen, afleiden uit, gissing, veronderstelling

Français (French)
v. tr. - conjecturer
v. intr. - conjecturer
n. - conjecture

Deutsch (German)
v. - mutmaßen
n. - Mutmaßung, Vermutung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εικάζω, υποθέτω
n. - εικασία, υπόθεση

Italiano (Italian)
sospettare, congetturare, supporre, aspettarsi, supposizione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - supor
n. - suposição (f)

Русский (Russian)
предположение, подозрение, предполагать, подозревать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - suponer, conjeturar, presumir, imaginar
v. intr. - conjeturar, adivinar
n. - conjetura, suposición

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gissa, förmoda, anta
n. - gissning, förmodan, antagande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
推测, 猜测, 臆测

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 推測, 猜測, 臆測
v. intr. - 推測, 猜測, 臆測
n. - 推測, 猜測

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~이라고 생각하다
v. intr. - 추측하다
n. - 짐작 , 추측

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 推量, 意見
v. - 推量する, …かと思う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يظن , يحدس, (الاسم) ظن , حدس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניחש, שיער, הניח, חשד בקיומו של‬
v. intr. - ‮ניחש‬
n. - ‮ניחוש, השערה‬

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