intuit

verb

in·​tu·​it in-ˈtü-ət How to pronounce intuit (audio)
-ˈtyü-
intuited; intuiting; intuits

transitive verb

: to know, sense, or understand by intuition
intuitable adjective

Examples of intuit in a Sentence

He was able to intuit the answer immediately. She intuited a connection between the two crimes.
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Majerus had intuited that the internet would lead to a great collision of styles and reference points—everything from Super Mario to Jackson Pollock coexisting in pixels. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 May 2025 Happening to pass down the street at the exact moment Lily is emerging from Peel’s store, Steve immediately intuits what has happened. Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic, 3 May 2025 So much of it is about trying to intuit the story, not just decoding information. Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025 But the experiment may also have shown what Sweden intuited from the start. Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intuit

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of intuit was in 1855

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“Intuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intuit. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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