surmise.
Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
Meaning & usage
Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
surmises of jealousy or of envy
This opinion, however, is merely a surmise, which may or may not be the case.
Reflection; thought; posit.
Where this word comes from
From Old French surmis, past participle of surmetre, surmettre (“to accuse”), from sur- (“upon”) + metre (“to put”).
To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.
If, as I surmise, you see the ladies this evening, you might mention my intended visit.
Where this word comes from
From Old French surmis, past participle of surmetre, surmettre (“to accuse”), from sur- (“upon”) + metre (“to put”).
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