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guess
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- pronunciation:
- ges
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| 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
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| definition 2: |
to figure out correctly without knowing for certain.
Can you guess the answer?- synonyms:
- reckon
- similar words:
- figure, infer, suppose
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| 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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| related words: |
appraise, estimate, presume, trust |
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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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| related words: |
estimation, theory |
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