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German
Etymology
ver- + muten
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩]
- Hyphenation: ver‧mu‧ten
Verb
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- to assume, suppose, presume, suspect, (US) guess
- (transitive, a person, at a location) to suppose someone to be
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 125:
- Niemand konnte ihn hier vermuten, er hatte das Gefühl vollkommener Sicherheit, von keiner Seite drohte irgendwelche Gefahr.
- Nobody could suppose him to be here, he had the feeling of complete security, from no side did any danger threaten him.
Conjugation
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