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guess
- pronunciation:
- ges
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
guessed, guesses, guessing |
| definition 1: |
to form an opinion of without enough evidence to be certain.
Can you guess the reason she left?- synonyms:
- conjecture, reckon, surmise
- similar words:
- divine, figure, infer, postulate, suppose
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| definition 2: |
to figure out correctly.
Try to guess the right answer.- synonyms:
- divine, reckon, surmise
- similar words:
- figure, infer, suppose
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| definition 3: |
to think or believe; suppose.
I guess she will arrive soon.- synonyms:
- believe, expect, fancy, figure, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think
- similar words:
- anticipate, assume, calculate, postulate, suspect
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| related words: |
appraise, derive, estimate, fancy, presume, put, sense, trust |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to form an estimate (often fol. by at).
- synonyms:
- conjecture, estimate, hypothesize, reckon, speculate, suppose, surmise
- similar words:
- calculate, figure, infer
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| definition 2: |
to estimate correctly.
- synonyms:
- divine, reckon, surmise
- similar words:
- calculate, estimate, figure, infer
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| related words: |
presume |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an estimate or opinion based on little or no evidence.
- synonyms:
- conjecture, speculation, surmise
- similar words:
- assumption, estimate, hypothesis, inference, opinion, postulate, supposition
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| related words: |
estimation, idea, judgment, presumption, theory, uncertainty |
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