Surmised
[sə'maɪzd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Surmise
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Examples
- The shotgun and rifle, the familiar weapons of the sportsman and the foot-soldier, are not the ancestors of the cannon, as might be surmised. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Sir Pitt instantly guessed the truth and surmised that Lord Steyne was the person whose life Rawdon wished to take. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- We surmised that he was waiting for somebody else to come in, which occurred shortly after--with the same result. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She may not have surmised the whole, but her quickness must have penetrated a part. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Harriet had not surmised her own danger, but the idea of it struck her forcibly. Jane Austen. Emma.
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