surmise

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɜːrˈmaɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɚˈmaɪz; n. also ˈsɝmaɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. sər mīz; n. sər mīz, sûrmīz)


Inflections of 'surmise' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
surmises
v 3rd person singular
surmising
v pres p
surmised
v past
surmised
v past p

surmise
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Sense: n.
Synonyms:
conjecture, attempt Collocations, theory Collocations, guess Collocations, hypothesis, opinion Collocations, assumption Collocations, inference Collocations, shot Collocations, suspicion Collocations
Sense: v.
Synonyms:
conjecture, guess Collocations, suppose Collocations, infer, assume Collocations, take Collocations, deduce, get a hunch, gather Collocations


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