Definition of Surmise

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Surmise

A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy.

Reflection; thought.

To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess.

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Surmise Quotations

Man lives in a world of surmise, of mystery, of uncertainties.
John Dewey

Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again.
Omar Khayyam

To judge from all Communist papers, magazines and brochures, and from all public assemblies, one might even surmise that a revolt of the poor peasants in Western Europe might break out at any moment!
Herman Gorter

Surmise Translations

surmise in Danish is antage
surmise in Dutch is gissen, vermoeden
surmise in Finnish is olettaa, otaksua
surmise in French is supposer, conjecturer
surmise in German is vermuten, einbilden
surmise in Spanish is suponer

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