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Definition of Surmising
1. surmise [v] - See also: surmise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surmising
Literary usage of Surmising
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, in Personal by William Tidd, Francis Joseph Troubat, Asa Israel Fish, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Great Britain Court of Exchequer (1856)
"... and the mayor and constables would take recognizances from strangers, surmising
that they were made for the payment of money, for merchandizes brought ..."
2. Letters Illustrative of the Reign of William III, from 1696 to 1708 by James Vernon (1841)
"... and therefore if you are concerned to stop other people's surmising it, you
may as well see the King at Windsor, which would be easier to you, and, ..."
3. The Equilibration of Human Aptitudes and Powers of Adaptation by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1895)
"... or Differential Tendency—Modern Trade Organizations Teaching the Referendum—surmising
a State that is Founded upon the Principles of Undying ..."
4. Youth & Years at Oxford, in Conversation on Questions of the Day by Manthano (1872)
"How can you tell, or what ground have you for surmising, that the existence in
penal servitude of fallen angels and lost men, is not for the glory of God ? ..."
5. Pedagogical Articles: Linen-measurer by Leo Tolstoy, Leo Wiener (1904)
"The general idea of the Project is this : Considering it necessary to disseminate
popular instruction, and surmising that the education of the masses has ..."
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