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mutmaßen.

to guess, to speculate

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmuːtˌmaːsən/[ˈmuːtˌmaːsn̩]
  1. to guess, to speculate

    intransitive · transitive · weak
    Es bleibt daher nichts anderes übrig, als zu mutmaßen.
  2. to speculate, to assume, to suspect (an explanation or claim)

    intransitive · transitive · weak
    Er mutmaßt, dass es so gewesen ist.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German muotmāȥen, a verbal formation from muotmāȥe. Synchronically analyzed as Mut (“courage, mood”) + messen (“to measure”).

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