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Definition of 'guess'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at (l).
Verb
To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion.
To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
- He who guesses the riddle shall have the ring.
(chiefly|US) to suppose (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- That album is quite hard to find, but I guess you could try ordering it online.
* Shakespeare
- Not all together; better far, I guess , / That we do make our entrance several ways.
* Alexander Pope
- But in known images of life I guess / The labour greater.
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(obsolete) To hit upon or reproduce by memory.
* Shakespeare
- Tell me their words, as near as thou canst guess them.
Synonyms
* hypothesize
* take a stab
* speculate
Derived terms
* foreguess
* guess what
* guessable
* guesser
* guessing game
* guesstimate
* guesswork
* keep someone guessing
* no prize for guessing
* out-guess
* second-guess
* you'll never guess
Etymology 2
From (etyl) gesse. Cognate with (etyl) .
Noun
( es)
A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
- If you don't know the answer, take a guess .
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Synonyms
* estimate
* hypothesis
* prediction
Derived terms
* another-guess
* anyone's guess
* by guess or by gosh
* educated guess
* guesswork
* guesstimate
* otherguess
* take a guess
* your guess is as good as mine
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