guess
/gˈɛs/
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Definitions
Noun
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Noun
an estimate based on little or no information
Verb
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"
Verb
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"
Verb
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
Verb
guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
Synonyms
approximate
conjecture
dead reckoning
estimate
gauge
guessing
guesswork
hazard
hypothesis
imagine
infer
judge
opine
pretend
reckon
shot
speculation
suppose
supposition
surmisal
surmise
think
venture
More General Terms
anticipate
approximation
calculate
cipher
compute
cypher
estimate
estimation
expect
figure
figure out
idea
lick
opinion
puzzle out
reckon
solve
speculate
view
work
work out