Surmise
(verb)
- To infer or arrive at a conclusion based on incomplete or uncertain evidence.
- To form an opinion or make a guess about something without having enough information.
Origin:
From the old french word "surmettre" meaning to suppose or to believe.
Examples:
- He surmised that the cause of the problem was a lack of funding.
- I surmise that she is unhappy with her job.
- It is difficult to surmise the outcome of the election.
- He surmised that the company was going to go bankrupt.
- We can only surmise the reason for her sudden resignation.