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surmised

/sərˈmaɪzd/ /sɜːˈmaɪzd/

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

Examples :

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

Related Words

Illustration eaten

eaten verb

/ˈiːt(ə)n/

To ingest; to be ingested.

"The apple was eaten by the student during class. "

Illustration conjecture

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 empty

empty noun

/ˈɛmpti/

(usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

"Put the empties out to be recycled."

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 suspect

suspect noun

/ˈsʌs.pɛkt/

A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

"The police arrested the suspect in the school robbery. "

Illustration chocolate

chocolate noun

/ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lət/ /ˈt͡ʃɑk(ə)lɪt/ /t͡ʃɔk(ə)lət/ /ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lɪt/

A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.

"Chocolate is a very popular treat."

Illustration seeing

seeing verb

/ˈsiːɪŋ/

(stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.

"I am seeing a red car parked across the street. "

Illustration smeared

smeared verb

/smɪrd/ /smɪərd/

To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.

"The artist smeared paint over the canvas in broad strokes."

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 cookies

cookies noun

/ˈkʊkiz/

A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.

"My mom baked chocolate chip cookies for our after-school snack. "

Illustration posit

posit noun

/ˈpɒzɪt/

Something that is posited; a postulate.

"The teacher's posit was that all students complete the reading before class. "

Illustration cookie

cookie noun

/ˈkuːki/

A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.

"My daughter baked a delicious cookie for her school snack. "