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guess > 6 senses
NOUN1guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesisA message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
2guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoningAn estimate based on little or no information
VERB1guess, think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckonExpect, believe, or suppose
2guess, venture, pretend, hazardPut forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
3guess, estimate, gauge, approximate, judgeJudge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
4guess, inferGuess correctly
guess > pronunciation
Soundsgeh's
RhymesABS, abscess, access, and 73 more rhymes in ehs...
guess > noun 1, communication
MeaningA message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
Synonymsconjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
Broaderopinion, view
Narrowerdivination
Verbsguess; guess; guess
guess > noun 2, cognition
MeaningAn estimate based on little or no information.
Synonymsguesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning
Broaderestimate, estimation, approximation, idea
Verbsguess; guess
guess > verb 1, cognition
MeaningExpect, believe, or suppose.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
ModelThey guess that there was a traffic accident
Examples"I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
Synonymsthink, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon
Broaderexpect, anticipate
Narrowersuspect
Nounsguess; guess; guesser
guess > verb 2, communication
MeaningPut forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"
Synonymsventure, pretend, hazard
Broaderspeculate
Narrowerpredict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise; suspect, surmise
Nounsguess, guessing; guess; guesser
guess > verb 3, cognition
MeaningJudge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsestimate, gauge, approximate, judge
Broadercalculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
Narrowerquantize, quantise; misgauge; place, put, set; give; lowball, underestimate; assess; make; reckon, count; truncate; guesstimate
Entailed bypunish, penalize, penalise
Nounsguess; guesser
guess > verb 4, cognition
MeaningGuess correctly. Solve by guessing.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
Synonymsinfer
Broadersolve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
Narrowertell
Nounsguesser

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