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surmise

/sɜːˈmaɪz/ /sɚˈmaɪz/

Meanings
noun
Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

Examples :

"surmises of jealousy or of envy"
mind theory philosophy

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conjecture noun

/kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ/

A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.

"I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not."

Illustration lunchbox

lunchbox noun

/ˈlʌntʃbɒks/

A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

"My daughter packed a lunchbox for her school trip. "

Illustration suspicion

suspicion noun

/sə.ˈspɪ.ʃən/

The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

"My suspicion that my neighbor was having a party last night was confirmed when I heard loud music. "

Illustration premises

premises noun

/ˈpɹɛməsiːz/

Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

"The school's new premises are much larger and better equipped than the old ones. "

Illustration jealousy

jealousy noun

/ˈdʒɛləsi/

A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity.

"Her jealousy flared when she saw her boyfriend talking closely with another girl at the party. "

Illustration thought

thought verb

/θɔːt/ /θɔt/

To ponder, to go over in one's head.

"Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be."

Illustration evidence

evidence noun

[ˈɛvəɾəns]

Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

"There is no evidence that anyone was here earlier."

Illustration reflection

reflection noun

/ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/

The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

"The reflection in the window showed the changing colors of the sunset. "

Illustration imagine

imagine noun

/ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/

A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.

"That short imagine about my favorite teacher, Ms. Davis, is so cute. "

Illustration surmises

surmises noun

/sərˈmaɪzɪz/ /sɜːˈmaɪzɪz/

Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

"surmises of jealousy or of envy"

Illustration imagination

imagination noun

/ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

"Imagination is one of the most advanced human faculties."

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surmised verb

/sərˈmaɪzd/ /sɜːˈmaɪzd/

To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.

"Seeing the empty cookie jar and chocolate smeared on his son's face, John surmised that his son had eaten all the cookies. "