Surmise (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), sur·mised, sur·mis·ing.
  1. to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
verb (used without object), sur·mised, sur·mis·ing.
  1. to conjecture or guess.
noun
  1. a matter of conjecture.
  2. an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely.
  3. a conjecture or opinion.
verb (sɜːˈmaɪz)
  1. to infer (something) from incomplete or uncertain evidence
noun (sɜːˈmaɪz, ˈsɜːmaɪz)
  1. an idea inferred from inconclusive evidence
Surmise (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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