intuit

verb

in·​tu·​it in-ˈtü-ət How to pronounce intuit (audio)
-ˈtyü-
intuited; intuiting; intuits

transitive verb

: to know, sense, or understand by intuition
intuitable adjective

Examples of intuit in a Sentence

He was able to intuit the answer immediately. She intuited a connection between the two crimes.
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The meaning is not something that a lay person can necessarily intuit. John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025 The best founders will intuit what should exist — not just what can. Bessemer Venture Partners, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Or the way his hips flip to the exact angle his brain intuited. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025 Instead, first Anna and Tess and then Harper and Lily land at the table of bargain-basement psychic Madame Jen (Vanessa Bayer, working hard for little dividend), who surprises even herself by intuiting that the older Colemans’ lifelines have intersected before. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intuit

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of intuit was in 1855

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“Intuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intuit. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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