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
: to make a guess
We can only guess at what really happened.
guesser
noun
: conjecture, surmise
I don't know how old you are, but I'll venture a guess.
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
Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 5 July 2025
Still, Geragos guessed both of those numbers were far off base.
—Tracy Wright , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
Stephen L. Levy, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
Where Iran could turn to rebuild its decimated air defenses, when the smoke from this war finally clears, is anyone’s guess.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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Verb
Trying to differentiate the bad from the good, guessing who’s lying or telling the truth, and attempting to solve a true crime thriller are all mental puzzles that are endlessly frustrating yet completely entertaining.
—Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 5 July 2025
Still, Geragos guessed both of those numbers were far off base.
—Tracy Wright , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
The question of where atoms comes from requires a lot of physics to be answered completely – and even then, physicists like me only have good guesses to explain how some atoms are formed.
—Stephen L. Levy, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
Where Iran could turn to rebuild its decimated air defenses, when the smoke from this war finally clears, is anyone’s guess.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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“Guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guess. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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