sur
mise
Third Person
surmises
Present Participle
surmising
Past Tense
surmised
Past Participle
surmised
1
to come to a conclusion without enough evidence
transitive
- Unable to find the missing document, he could only surmise that it might have been misplaced.
- When the unexpected delay occurred, the passengers could only surmise that there might be a problem with the train schedule.
- Finding the office empty, she surmised that the meeting had been rescheduled without prior notice.
- Seeing the dark clouds, they surmised that rain was likely, even though the weather forecast had indicated otherwise.
- After receiving vague responses, she surmised that there might be issues with the communication channels.