guessed; guessing; guesses
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
4
—used often with so to indicate half-hearted or uncertain confirmation or agreement
"Are you done?" "I guess so."
: to make a guess
We can only guess at what really happened.
guesser
noun
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 on the Web
Democrats and Republicans alike will be engaged in the tricky practice of trying to guess what voters’ views on data centers will be next summer.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Players had four tries per hour to guess the order and could win at most one BOGO entrée or double protein during the campaign, along with the chance to win the grand prize of free burritos for a year, which was granted to the first player to unlock the vault each hour.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
So guess what did in fact just happen again?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 5 June 2026
But the brothers - who like to keep their followers guessing - have yet to confirm their attendance at the forum.
—Andrew Osborn, USA Today, 3 June 2026
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Players had four tries per hour to guess the order and could win at most one BOGO entrée or double protein during the campaign, along with the chance to win the grand prize of free burritos for a year, which was granted to the first player to unlock the vault each hour.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
So guess what did in fact just happen again?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 5 June 2026
But the brothers - who like to keep their followers guessing - have yet to confirm their attendance at the forum.
—Andrew Osborn, USA Today, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for guess
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“Guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guess. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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