surmise
verb (used with object)
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
have surmised
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present perfectof surmise.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Many fans have surmised that Styles is the ex in the song.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023
It is not true, as many have surmised, that cop-sized adults travel down slides necessarily faster than children by dint of their weight.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2023
By now readers will have surmised that this is a novel of big ideas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
For weeks, public health officials have surmised a link between dirty air and death or serious illness from Covid-19, which is caused by the coronavirus.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2020
Dorothy’s mother-in-law tried to dig in her heels against the growing distance between her son and daughter-in-law that she must have surmised for some time to be inevitable.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
