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surmise [sɜ:'maɪz]conjecturer, présumer;∎ I can only surmise what the circumstances were je ne puis que conjecturer quelles étaient les circonstances;∎ I surmised that he was lying je me suis douté qu'il mentait2 nounformal conjecture f, supposition f;∎ your conclusion is pure surmise votre conclusion est entièrement hypothétique -
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surmise [sɜ:ˈmaɪz]• to surmise that... conjecturer que...* * *[sə'maɪz]transitive verb conjecturer ( that que) -
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guess [ges]1. noun• three guesses! essaie de deviner !• that was a good guess! tu as deviné juste !• that was a good guess but... c'est une bonne idée, mais...• how did you know? -- it was just a lucky guess comment as-tu deviné ? -- j'ai dit ça au hasard• my guess is that he refused d'après moi, il a refusé• will he come tomorrow? -- it's anyone's guess (inf) viendra-t-il demain ? -- qui sait ?• at a guess I would say there were 200 à vue de nez, il y en avait 200• your guess is as good as mine! (inf) je n'en sais pas plus que toi !• you've guessed it! tu as deviné !• can you guess what it means? devine ce que ça veut dire• guess what! (inf) tu sais quoi ?• guess who! (inf) devine qui c'est !• you'll never guess who's coming to see us! tu ne devineras jamais qui va venir nous voir !b. ( = think) supposer• guess! essaie de deviner ! devine un peu !• you'll never guess! tu ne devineras jamais !4. compounds* * *[ges] 1.noun supposition f, conjecture fto have ou make a guess — essayer de deviner
to have ou make a guess at something — essayer de deviner quelque chose
2.at a (rough) guess I would say that... — au hasard je dirais que...
transitive verb1) ( intuit) devinerto guess somebody's age — ( correctly) deviner l'âge de quelqu'un; ( make estimate) donner un âge à quelqu'un
guess what! I've won a prize! — tu sais quoi (colloq)! j'ai gagné un prix!
3.‘he's right, you know’ - ‘I guess so’ — ‘il a raison, tu sais’ - ‘oui, je suppose’
intransitive verb devinerto guess at — faire des suppositions or des conjectures quant à [plans, outcome]
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Surmise — Sur*mise , n. [OF. surmise accusation, fr. surmettre, p. p. surmis, to impose, accuse; sur (see {Sur }) + mettre to put, set, L. mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surmise — vb *conjecture, guess Analogous words: *infer, gather, judge, deduce, conclude: *think, conceive, fancy, imagine: *consider, regard, deem surmise n conjecture, guess (see under CONJECTURE vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
surmise — [n] guess, conclusion assumption, attempt, conjecture, deduction, guesstimate*, guesswork, hunch, hypothesis, idea, inference, notion, opinion, possibility, presumption, sneaking suspicion*, speculation, supposition, suspicion, theory, thought;… … New thesaurus
surmise — [sər mīz′; ] for n., also [ sʉr′mīz΄] n. [ME surmyse < OFr surmise, accusation, fem. of surmis, pp. of surmettre, lit., to put upon, hence to accuse < sur (see SUR 1) + mettre, to put < L mittere, to send (see MISSION)] 1. an idea or… … English World dictionary
Surmise — Sur*mise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surmised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surmising}.] To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess. [1913 Webster] It wafted nearer yet, and then she knew That… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surmise — I verb apprehend, assume, augurari, be of the opinion, believe, conceive, conclude, conjecture, count, deduce, deem, divine, esteem, fancy, feel, gather, guess, have an idea, hazard a guess, hypothesize, imagine, infer, judge, opine, posit,… … Law dictionary
surmise — meaning ‘to infer doubtfully’ and (as a noun) ‘a conjecture or suspicion’, is spelt ise, not ize. See ize, ise … Modern English usage
surmise — ► VERB ▪ suppose without having evidence. ► NOUN ▪ a supposition or guess. ORIGIN originally in the sense «allege formally»: from Old French, accused , from Latin supermittere put in afterwards … English terms dictionary
surmise — [[t]sə(r)ma͟ɪz[/t]] surmises, surmising, surmised 1) VERB If you surmise that something is true, you guess it from the available evidence, although you do not know for certain. [FORMAL] [V wh] There s so little to go on, we can only surmise what… … English dictionary
surmise — UK [sə(r)ˈmaɪz] / US [sərˈmaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms surmise : present tense I/you/we/they surmise he/she/it surmises present participle surmising past tense surmised past participle surmised formal to guess that something is true, when… … English dictionary
surmise — I n. (formal) conjecture a surmise that + clause (she expressed a surmise that the situation would improve) II v. (L) I surmised that the situation would improve * * * [sə maɪz] (L) I surmised that the situation would improve (formal) [… … Combinatory dictionary