Main Entry:

¹guess

Pronunciation:

\ˈges\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English gessen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian & Swedish gissa to guess, Middle Dutch gissen, gessen, Old Norse geta to get, guess — more at get

Date:

14th century

transitive verb 1 : to form an opinion of from little or no evidence 2 : believe, suppose <I guess you're right> 3 : to arrive at a correct conclusion about by conjecture, chance, or intuition <guess the answer> intransitive verb : to make a guess

— guess·able \ˈge-sə-bəl\ adjective

— guess·er noun