guess

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verb \ˈges\

Definition of guess

transitive verb
1 : to form an opinion of from little or no evidence She could only guess what he meant.
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 We can only guess at what really happened.

guessable

play \ˈge-sə-bəl\ adjective

guesser

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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.

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

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First Known Use: 14th century

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guess

noun

Definition of guess

: conjecture, surmise I don't know how old you are, but I'll venture a guess.

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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.

Origin and Etymology of guess

see ¹guess

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First Known Use: 14th century

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GUESS Defined for English Language Learners

guess

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verb

Definition of guess for English Language Learners

: 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

noun

Definition of guess for English Language Learners

: 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

guess

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verb \ˈges\

Definition of guess for Students

guessed

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guessing

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 1, suppose Are you ready? I guess so.