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guess

 
 
pronunciation:
ges
parts of speech:
verb, noun
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part of speech: verb
inflections: guesses, guessing, guessed
definition 1: to form an opinion without enough information to be certain.
He tried to guess the reason for her laughter.
synonyms:
reckon
similar words:
figure, infer, suppose
definition 2: to figure out correctly without knowing for certain.
Can you guess the answer?
synonyms:
reckon
similar words:
figure, infer, suppose
definition 3: to think or believe; suppose.
I guess she will be here soon.
synonyms:
believe, expect, figure, imagine, reckon, suppose, think
similar words:
anticipate, assume, calculate, suspect
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part of speech: noun
definition: an opinion, estimate, or answer based on little or no information.
My guess wasn't even close.
similar words:
assumption, estimate, hypothesis, opinion
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