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Definition of guess
transitive verb
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
intransitive verb
: to make a guess We can only guess at what really happened.
guesser
nounExplore M-W
Examples of guess in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of guess from the Web
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Few would have guessed that Apple would go on to have the highest market capitalization in the world.
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The report also looked at population growth estimates and tried to guess what would be needed in the years to come.
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More: Guess which Graeter's Ice Cream flavor is a top pick by People Magazine?
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Once champions of sunlight, GOP pens health care plan in the dark Guess who said this about health care.
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Is Dylan just purposely trying to maintain this aura of mystery around his spirituality as a sort of publicity stunt, to keep people guessing and keep them talking about him?
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What comes out of it—based on this most unusual setup for an NFL team’s calendar year—is still anyone’s guess. •
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Feel free to laugh, but guess who injured his heel in Game 2 and was ruled out for Game 3?
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The key to improving security using one or more fingers is to make a design that is not easy to guess.
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Origin and Etymology of guess
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
guess
Definition of guess
: conjecture, surmise I don't know how old you are, but I'll venture a guess.
Examples of guess in a Sentence
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 of guess from the Web
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How much more or less the number of county residents might have risen in the absence of Columbia, of course, is anybody’s guess.
These 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.
Origin and Etymology of guess
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GUESS Defined for English Language Learners
guess
playDefinition of guess for English Language Learners
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: to form an opinion or give an answer about something when you do not know much or anything about it
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: to guess (something) correctly : to make a correct conclusion about (someone or something) by chance
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: to suppose or think (something)
guess
Definition of guess for English Language Learners
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: an attempt to give an opinion or answer about something when you do not know much about it or are not sure about it
GUESS Defined for Kids
Definition of guess for Students
guessed
;guessing
guesser
nounDefinition of guess for Students
: an opinion or answer that is reached with little information or by chance
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