guessed; guessing; guesses
1
: to form an opinion of from little or no evidence
She could only guess what he meant.
3
: to arrive at a correct conclusion about by conjecture, chance, or intuition
guess the answer
: to make a guess
We can only guess at what really happened.
guesser
noun
: conjecture, surmise
I don't know how old you are, but I'll venture a guess.
Synonyms
Examples of guess in a Sentence
Verb
Can you guess how many people were there?
He guessed that it would rain today.
It was colder and windier than I had guessed it would be.
She can only guess what he meant.
I had to choose one, and I guessed right.
If you can't think of an answer, guess.
“I just heard why he left her.” “Let me guess—another woman.”
As you might have guessed, her parents are not happy about her decision.
We can only guess at what really happened.
She guessed my age on her first try.
Noun
I'm not sure how old he is, but I'm willing to hazard a guess.
My guess is that he'll change his story when he realizes how much trouble he's in.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Here’s guessing Lakers fans are seeing it differently.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Israeli strikes against Iran’s regime are typically shrouded in ambiguity to avoid any fingerprints on the missions and to leave Tehran’s rulers guessing.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
There will be a lot of guessing about who each song is about, considering that the album was created in the wake of her six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn ending, a brief romance with The 1975’s Matty Healy, and the start of her relationship with football star Travis Kelce.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
After Healy mentions an attempt to DM Ice Spice, the hosts attempt to guess her heritage and mock the accents of different ethnic groups.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
Following the premise of the show, Olivia began to sing a song on stage while her dad was behind a curtain, prompting the audience and the judges to try to guess her celebrity relative.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
However, most will have transformed bodies because guess what?
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024
To play, participants will listen to a new song each day — Monday through Friday — and guess the ultimate peak position each song will attain before the end of the contest on July 16, 2024.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2024
But when that second season might arrive is anyone’s guess.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
Both August and the US arm of Yale were sold to Fortune Brands last year, and with the launch of Yale’s first retrofit lock, plus the fact that there hasn’t been a new August smart lock since 2020, my guess is we’re done seeing new hardware from August.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024
How much higher the settlement will grow is anybody’s guess, but one estimate puts the final amount at $2 billion.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Both songs were flawless, but Clock was ultimately declared the night's winner, meaning Poodle Moth would have to unmask once the panelists made their final guesses.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024
Viewers who tuned in got to share their guesses before the big reveal was made.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has another guess: diversity.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Ken Jeong went with a joke guess in Dwayne Johnson.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Verb
That means, even with the possibility of guessing, only 40% of American adults passed the test.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Here’s guessing Lakers fans are seeing it differently.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Israeli strikes against Iran’s regime are typically shrouded in ambiguity to avoid any fingerprints on the missions and to leave Tehran’s rulers guessing.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
There will be a lot of guessing about who each song is about, considering that the album was created in the wake of her six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn ending, a brief romance with The 1975’s Matty Healy, and the start of her relationship with football star Travis Kelce.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
After Healy mentions an attempt to DM Ice Spice, the hosts attempt to guess her heritage and mock the accents of different ethnic groups.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
Following the premise of the show, Olivia began to sing a song on stage while her dad was behind a curtain, prompting the audience and the judges to try to guess her celebrity relative.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
However, most will have transformed bodies because guess what?
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024
To play, participants will listen to a new song each day — Monday through Friday — and guess the ultimate peak position each song will attain before the end of the contest on July 16, 2024.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Noun
My guess is that Boston Dynamics has some catching up to do with respect to other humanoid companies that are already entering pilot projects.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2024
But when that second season might arrive is anyone’s guess.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
Both August and the US arm of Yale were sold to Fortune Brands last year, and with the launch of Yale’s first retrofit lock, plus the fact that there hasn’t been a new August smart lock since 2020, my guess is we’re done seeing new hardware from August.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024
How much higher the settlement will grow is anybody’s guess, but one estimate puts the final amount at $2 billion.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Both songs were flawless, but Clock was ultimately declared the night's winner, meaning Poodle Moth would have to unmask once the panelists made their final guesses.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024
Viewers who tuned in got to share their guesses before the big reveal was made.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has another guess: diversity.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Ken Jeong went with a joke guess in Dwayne Johnson.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
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