noun
- opinions or guesses based on incomplete evidence
Usage: plural of ‘surmise’
verb
- to form an opinion or make a guess about something without having definite proof
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘surmise’
Examples
- She surmises that the meeting was cancelled due to bad weather.
- The detective surmises the crime occurred around midnight.
- Based on the evidence, he surmises they left in a hurry.
- The scientist surmises that the experiment will succeed.
- His surmises about the company’s future proved accurate.
- Their surmises were based on very little information.
- The jury ignored the lawyer’s wild surmises.