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vermuten.

to assume, suppose, presume, suspect, (US) guess

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtən/[fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩]
  1. to assume, suppose, presume, suspect, (US) guess

    transitive · weak
    Die Polizei vermutet, dass es einen Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden Verbrechen gibt.
  2. to suppose someone to be

    transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German vormōden, composed of vor (“for”) + mōden (“to want, ask for”), piecewise equivalent to and synchronically analyzable as ver- + muten, from Mut + -en.

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