in·tu·it
| \ in-ˈtü-ət
, -ˈtyü- \
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intuited; intuiting; intuits
Definition of intuit
: to know, sense, or understand by intuition
Other Words from intuit
intuitable
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in-ˈtü-ə-tə-bəl
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adjective
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adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms for intuit
Synonyms
- appreciate,
- apprehend,
- assimilate,
- behold,
- catch,
- catch on (to),
- cognize,
- compass,
- comprehend,
- conceive,
- cotton (to or on to),
- decipher,
- decode,
- dig,
- discern,
- get,
- grasp,
- grok,
- know,
- make,
- make out,
- perceive,
- recognize,
- register,
- savvy,
- see,
- seize,
- sense,
- tumble (to),
- twig,
- understand
Antonyms
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Examples of intuit in a Sentence
He was able to intuit the answer immediately.
She intuited a connection between the two crimes.
Recent Examples on the Web
More than her elders, Darah Lady seemed to intuit the nuance of deforestation.
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Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2021
How is the person able to intuit whether someone will drink or dump water?
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Womensmedia, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021
Dog puppies can intuit human meanings, whereas wolf puppies cannot.
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Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021
The math is more confusing now, a little harder to intuit.
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Gregory Barber, Wired, 8 Aug. 2021
Nilofar, now eight, could intuit the rhythms of wartime.
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Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
And finance leaders no longer have to wait for monthly reconciliations to see what employees have spent, or try to intuit what the nitty-gritty details mean in the larger business context.
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Robin Gandhi, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
The creators of to-do apps all intuit the challenge of the Zeigarnik effect.
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Clive Thompson, Wired, 27 July 2021
Le Van Hung stepped with a mix of angst and hope from his weathered house under coconut palms on Vietnam’s central coast, around the clucking chickens and up the short path to intuit the waves, the sky, the sun.
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Patrick Scott Peter Kujawinski Elaine Sciolino Tacey Rychter Sui-lee Wee Charu Suri, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2021
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“Intuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intuit. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.
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intuit
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English Language Learners Definition of intuit
: to know or understand (something) because of what you feel or sense rather than because of evidence : to know or understand (something) through intuition
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The first known use of intuit was in 1855
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