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What is the difference between surmise and assume ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between surmise and assume ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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7 Sep 2018
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A really great question! Hard even for English speakers.
Surmise is to believe something without proof or facts, a guess.
Assume is to believe something because it is known already, or it has happened before.
Examples: I surmised he was up to no good. (I don't know that, but I am guessing.)
I assumed gas prices would be higher this summer. (Gas prices are always higher in summer!)
I hope this helps
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- English (US)
A really great question! Hard even for English speakers.
Surmise is to believe something without proof or facts, a guess.
Assume is to believe something because it is known already, or it has happened before.
Examples: I surmised he was up to no good. (I don't know that, but I am guessing.)
I assumed gas prices would be higher this summer. (Gas prices are always higher in summer!)
I hope this helps
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