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surmised

surmised is the simple past and past participle of surmise.

Meaning of surmise

Verb

surmise (third-person singular simple present surmises, present participle surmising, simple past and past participle surmised)

  1. (intransitive) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.
    • If, as I surmise, you see the ladies this evening, you might mention my intended visit.

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Questions about surmised

What is surmised the simple past and past participle of?
Surmised is the simple past and past participle of surmise.

Words near surmised in the dictionary

  1. surmisably
  2. surmisal
  3. surmisals
  4. surmisant
  5. surmise
  6. surmised
  7. surmisedly
  8. surmiser
  9. surmisers
  10. surmises
  11. surmising

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