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guess

pronunciation:
ges
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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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
definition 2: to figure out correctly.
Try to guess the right answer.
synonyms:
divine, reckon, surmise
similar words:
figure, infer, suppose
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
 
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
definition 2: to estimate correctly.
synonyms:
divine, reckon, surmise
similar words:
calculate, estimate, figure, infer
 
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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