guess
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Definition of guess
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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.
guess
nounDefinition of guess (Entry 2 of 2)
: conjecture, surmise I don't know how old you are, but I'll venture a guess.
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Synonyms for guess
Synonyms: Verb
believe, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, hold, imagine, judge, reckon [chiefly dialect], suppose, think
Synonyms: Noun
conjecture, shot, supposition, surmise
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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: Verb
At this point, Trump's attorneys are only guessing about Mueller's intent regarding any subpoena for the President. — Gloria Borger, CNN, "President Trump's legal team plots next move following the North Korea summit," 13 June 2018 The images were screenshot by makeup news account Trendmood, which guessed that this may mean that KKW Beauty eyeliners are coming soon. — Zoe Weiner, Allure, "Kim Kardashian Teased a Possible KKW Beauty Eyeliner Launch on Instagram," 12 July 2018 In early rounds, one team member provides clues to two partners to help them guess a list of five words using fewer than 25 clue words. — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Meredith Vieira hosts '25 Words or Less' on WOFL," 11 July 2018 More often than not, the goalkeeper needs to guess — in advance — which way the ball is going. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "World Cup shootouts: why the team that goes first usually wins," 11 July 2018 Who would have guessed automatic word wrap was a 2018 new feature? — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, "Data Sheet—Maybe We Should Be Storing Everything as Plain Text," 13 July 2018 Lovullo guessed that the injury might have occurred on pitch No. 33 or No. 34. — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, "Shelby Miller hurt again as Diamondbacks are trounced," 11 July 2018 And after a few weeks of blissful silence, guess who’s back? — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "Hurled DNA Kits, "Handmaidens," and More (Mostly Bad) News from Washington This Week," 8 July 2018 The sharp-eyed reader will have guessed the identity of one of his acolytes: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (pictured left). — The Economist, "When Arthur Conan Doyle cried “J’Accuse…!”," 7 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
In those 30 days, Hurley and Adams spoke and texted countless times, too many for either to hazard a guess. — Dom Amore, courant.com, "UConn Men: Dan Hurley's Brutal Honesty, Tough Love, Resonates With Jalen Adams," 20 June 2018 And expert Dane Brugler of NFLDraftScout.com has a guess as to which future NFL prospect might end up in Dallas. — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, "Defense dominates this 2019 NFL Mock Draft, but still has Cowboys thinking offensively | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 23 May 2018 There's been no word yet on which friends Stephen Jones provided hats for, but a good guess would be Benita Litt. — Temi Adebowale, Town & Country, "The Special Gift Meghan Markle Likely Gave Her Childhood Friend Benita Litt," 19 May 2018 Generally speaking, this is a safe guess since those two positions represent the Bulls’ biggest needs. — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Bulls Q&A: Who will be the No. 7 pick? When is a playoff return feasible?," 17 May 2018 In fact, one social media user offered a completely different guess as to who the man who threatened Daniels could have been. — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, "Either Teddy Perkins or Tom Brady Threatened Porn Actress Stormy Daniels," 18 Apr. 2018 Mark Mitchell, co-owner of Lake County Contractors, has a good guess of what recovery will look like. — San Francisco Chronicle, "Susan Gorin aches to fast-forward to well past next year — when she once again has a home on what is now an ashy lot.," 5 Apr. 2018 Another, @drunkatdlp, had a guess as to the reason behind the double mishaps. — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com, "The Heads Are Popping Off Disneyland's Animatronic Robots and Terrifying Visitors," 30 Jan. 2018 In the photos, the suspect appears to be a young male, but police say any further description would be a guess at this point. — Y.c. Orozco, Houston Chronicle, "Pasadena cops seek man who allegedly exposed himself to resident," 14 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'guess.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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English Language Learners Definition of guess
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: to form an opinion or give an answer about something when you do not know much or anything about it
: to guess (something) correctly : to make a correct conclusion about (someone or something) by chance
: to suppose or think (something)
guess
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of guess (Entry 2 of 2)
: an attempt to give an opinion or answer about something when you do not know much about it or are not sure about it
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Kids Definition of guess
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1 : to form an opinion or give an answer about from little or no information Guess what I got for my birthday.
2 : to solve correctly mainly by chance I guessed the riddle.
3 : think sense 1, suppose Are you ready? I guess so.
guess
nounKids Definition of guess (Entry 2 of 2)
: an opinion or answer that is reached with little information or by chance
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