- surmise sur·mise n vb
- [sɜː'maɪz]
1. ncongettura2. vtsupporre, congetturare
I surmised as much — me lo immaginavo
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surmise sur·mise n vb
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sur|mise — «suhr MYZ; noun. also SUR myz», verb, mised, mis|ing, noun. –v.t., v.i. to infer; guess: »We surmised that the traffic delay was caused by some accident on the highway. SYNONYM(S): suppose. See syn. under guess. (Cf. ↑guess) … Useful english dictionary
pre|sur|mise — «PREE sur MYZ», verb, mised, mis|ing, noun. –v.t. to surmise beforehand. –n. a surmise previously formed … Useful english dictionary
Surmise — Sur*mise , n. [OF. surmise accusation, fr. surmettre, p. p. surmis, to impose, accuse; sur (see {Sur }) + mettre to put, set, L. mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Surmise — Sur*mise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surmised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surmising}.] To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess. [1913 Webster] It wafted nearer yet, and then she knew That… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sur|mis´er — sur|mise «suhr MYZ; noun. also SUR myz», verb, mised, mis|ing, noun. –v.t., v.i. to infer; guess: »We surmised that the traffic delay was caused by some accident on the highway. SYNONYM(S): suppose. See syn. under guess. (Cf. ↑guess) … Useful english dictionary
surmise — sur|mise [səˈmaız US sər ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: , past participle of surmetre to accuse , from Latin supermettere to throw on , from mittere to send ] formal to guess that something is true, using the information you know … Dictionary of contemporary English
surmise — sur•mise [[t]sərˈmaɪz[/t]] n. [[t]also ˈsɜr maɪz[/t]] v. mised, mis•ing, n. 1) to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess 2) to conjecture or guess 3) an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely;… … From formal English to slang
surmise — sur|mise [ sər maız ] verb transitive FORMAL to guess that something is true, when you do not have enough information to prove that it is true: He surmised that her flight was delayed. ╾ sur|mise noun count or uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
surmise — sur·mise … English syllables
surmise — surmisable, adj. surmisedly /seuhr muyzd lee, muy zid /, adv. surmiser, n. v. /seuhr muyz /; n. /seuhr muyz , serr muyz/, v., surmised, surmising, n. v.t. 1. to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess. v.i. 2. to… … Universalium
Surmised — Surmise Sur*mise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surmised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surmising}.] To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess. [1913 Webster] It wafted nearer yet, and then she… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
