Pronunciation

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Singular
surmise

Plural
surmises

  1. Surmise is the thought or imagination that is based on little or no evidence.

Plain form
surmise

Third-person singular
surmises

Past tense
surmised

Past participle
surmised

Present participle
surmising

  1. (intransitive) If you surmise, you suppose that something is true without having any evidence to confirm it.