intuit

verb

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

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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And so the podcast’s producers, perhaps intuiting that the dialogue experiment with conservatives is failing, occasionally slot in friendlier agents of power, Hollywood types, with whom Newsom can discuss the finer points of things like tax incentives to film in the state of California. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026 Like intuiting the next stage of the story, which takes time and is inefficient. Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 As Pollan intuits, this practice isn’t all that fun at first. Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026 This gadget intuits the temperature by learning from your behavior. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026 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 21 Feb. 2026.

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