Guess (Verb)
Meaning 1
Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- I'm guessing that the company's stock will go up after the merger.
- I'm going to take a chance and guess that she'll say yes to the proposal.
- She was guessing that his reaction would be negative, but she felt she had to try.
- I'm only guessing, but I think the problem might be with the software, not the hardware.
- Without concrete evidence, all we can do is guess that the ancient civilization had some form of writing system.
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Meaning 2
Guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- She guessed the combination to the safe by trying out all the possible sequences of numbers.
- After some trial and error, he guessed the password to the secure account.
- The detective guessed the identity of the thief from a torn piece of fabric found at the scene.
- She correctly guessed the three-digit code to open the garage door on her tenth attempt.
- He guessed the correct answer to the math problem by eliminating the obviously incorrect options and making an educated guess.
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Meaning 3
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- I guess this cake will last for at least three more days.
- She had to guess the amount of ingredients needed for the recipe since the book was missing a page.
- Can you guess how long it takes for a letter to arrive by mail in this region.
- He couldn't guess the exact quantity of rainfall this year due to inconsistent weather patterns.
- We can only guess the time it took for the hikers to reach the summit based on their descriptions.
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- Lowball
- Give
- Truncate
- Misgauge
- Guesstimate
- Quantise
- Put
- Place
- Set
- Make
- Count
- Underestimate
- Quantize
- Assess
- Reckon
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Meaning 4
Expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- I guess the room must have been vacant for years.
- I guess he decided to abandon the project altogether.
- She was late and I guess the traffic must have been terrible.
- I guess it will take a few more days for the parcel to arrive.
- I guess the manager will make an announcement about it soon.