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