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| guess [ gess ] |
verb (3rd person present singular guesses, present participle guessing, past and past participle guessed) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb predict something: to form an opinion about something without enough evidence to make a definite judgment
  She guessed the number before he turned the card over.
Guess where I've been.
I could tell you what I think, but I'd only be guessing.
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2. transitive verb conclude something correctly: to arrive at a correct answer to or conjecture about something
I guessed it would be you.
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3. intransitive verb find correct answer: to be correct in your thinking about what might be the case
You'll never guess.
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4. transitive verb North America suppose something: to think or suppose something
I guess I'll have the steak.
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noun (plural guesses) |
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1. opinion: an opinion or answer arrived at by guessing
My guess is she'll head for home.
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2. act of guessing: an act or the process of guessing
Have another guess.
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| [13th century. < N Germanic< Germanic, 'try to get'] |
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| guessable adjective |
| guesser noun |
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anybody's guess something that cannot be reliably predicted (informal)
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