Definition
Guessed or concluded something based on incomplete information without being completely sure.
Etymology
From Old French 'surmise' meaning 'accusation,' derived from Latin 'super' (over) and 'mittere' (to send). The meaning evolved from 'to accuse' to 'to imagine' to 'to guess based on evidence.'
Kelly Says
Sherlock Holmes basically made surmising his superpower—turning tiny clues into conclusions. The word's journey from 'accusation' to 'educated guess' mirrors how detectives actually work, building theories from fragments of evidence.
Translations
ARالعربية
يُ推َّص
yu-tash-sha
BNবাংলা
অনুমান করা হয়েছে
an-u-maan kor-a ho-ye-che
CACatalà
Surmised
soo-ri-m-sed
CSČeština
předpokládal
pre-d-po-kla-dal
DADansk
antatte
an-tat-te
DEDeutsch
angenommen
an-ge-nom-men
ELΕλληνικά
πρότεινε
pro-te-ne
ESEspañol
supuse
soo-poo-seh
FAفارسی
فکر کرد
fikr kard
FRFrançais
supposé
soo-po-zoh
GUGU
સુપ્રમાણ કર્યું
soo-pra-maan kar-yu
HAHA
Surmised
soo-ri-m-sed
HIहिन्दी
अनुमान लगाया
an-oo-maan la-ga-ya
HUMagyar
feltételezte
felt-e-te-le-zte
IDBahasa Indonesia
diperkirakan
di-per-ki-s-taan
IGIG
Surmised
soo-ri-m-sed
ITItaliano
si è ipotizzato
si eh ee-po-tee-za-toh
JA日本語
推測した
su-sek-u-shi-ta
KKKK
Surmised
soo-ri-m-sed
KO한국어
추측했습니다
choo-cheok-haesseumnida
MRMR
अनुमानित
an-oo-maan-it
MSBahasa Melayu
dipercayai
di-per-kai
NLNederlands
werd vermoed
werd ver-mo-ed
PAPA
Surmised
soo-ri-m-sed
PLPolski
zakładał
za-kla-da-ł
PTPortuguês
supôsido
soo-po-zee-doh
RORomână
a presupus
a pre-soo-poos
RUРусский
предполагал
pred-po-lo-ga-l
SVSvenska
antades
an-ta-des
SWKiswahili
iliaminika
i-li-a-mi-ni-ka
TAதமிழ்
கணித்தார்
ka-ni-thaar
TEతెలుగు
అనుమానించాడు
anu-ma-ni-n-cha-adu
TLTL
pinag-aakala
pi-na-ga-a-ka-la
TRTürkçe
varsayıld
var-say-ild
UKУкраїнська
припустив
pri-pustyv
URاردو
خیال کیا
kha-yal kee-ya
VITiếng Việt
đã đoán
da-o-an
YOYO
Surmised
soo-ri-m-sed
ZUZU
Surmised
soo-ri-m-sed