surmise
verb (used with object)
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
surmised
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past participleof surmise.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof surmise.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
surmiseverb (used with object)to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
Example Sentences
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“I imagine there’s some sort of glitch or bug that’s blasting all your followers when you use similar captions,” they surmised.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Rival traders said they paid attention to what Aschenbrenner owned, so when those stocks took a dive they surmised that he was in trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Slemrod surmised that by 2030, the number of man-first tax returns might be 3 to 4 percentage points lower, or about 85% of heterosexual married couples.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
Christmas storms had dumped 5 feet of snow and he surmised that’s when they got stuck — and hadn’t had anything to eat or drink in the weeks since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
With the unerring instinct of children, I had surmised what my parents wanted from me.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
