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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: |
When you guess something, you don't know the answer to some question, but you try to give an answer anyway. Sometimes before we open a present, we try to guess what is inside.
My brother wanted me to guess what he was holding behind his back. I thought it was something scary, and I guessed it was a spider.- similar words:
- figure, suppose
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| definition 2: |
If you guess the answer to a question, you give the correct answer even though you really didn't know it.
I didn't know his secret, but I finally guessed it.- similar words:
- figure, suppose
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| definition 3: |
If you guess your mom will be home soon, you believe it is probably true even though you don't know this for a fact.
Gavin didn't say where he was going, but we all guessed that he was going to see his girlfriend.I guessed that Ben was mad about what happened at school today, but actually he was mad about something else.- synonyms:
- believe, figure, imagine, suppose, think
- similar words:
- anticipate, assume, calculate, suspect
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| related words: |
estimate, trust |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A guess is an answer you give when you are not certain what the right answer is.
Nobody knew how many pieces of candy were in the jar but every student made a guess. Then the student with the best guess won the whole jar!- similar words:
- estimate, opinion
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| related words: |
theory |
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