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to form an opinion from little or no evidence<though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner>Synonymsassume, conjecture, presume, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect, suspicion [chiefly dialect]Related Wordsconclude, deduce, gather, infer; hypothesize, theorize; believe, conceive, expect, imagine, reckon [chiefly dialect], take, thinkNear Antonymsdemonstrate, establish, prove; ascertain, determine, find out
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to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement<I would guess the road goes for about two miles before you have to take a left>— see estimate 2
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to have as an opinion<I guess it will snow this afternoon>— see believe 2
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