guess

guess  (gs)

v. guessed, guess·ing, guess·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.

b. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.

2. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of: guessed the answer.

3. To suppose; think: I guess he was wrong.

v.intr.

1. To make an estimate or conjecture: We could only guess at her motives.

2. To estimate or conjecture correctly.

n.

1. An act or instance of guessing.

2. A conjecture arrived at by guessing.

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[Middle English gessen, probably of Scandinavian origin; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

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guesser n.

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guess

Verb

1. to form an estimate or conclusion about (something), without proper knowledge: a competition to guess the weight of the cake

2. to arrive at a correct estimate of (something) by guessing: I had a notion that he guessed my thoughts

3. Informal to think or suppose: I guess he must have been a great athlete

Noun

an estimate or conclusion arrived at by guessing: we can hazard a guess at the answer [probably from Old Norse]

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Guess of diagnosticians—Mensa.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guess - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise, conjecture, hypothesis opinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" divination - successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
	2.	guess - an estimate based on little or no information dead reckoning, guessing, guesswork, shot approximation, estimate, estimation, idea - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
Verb	1.	guess - 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" reckon, suppose, think, imagine, opine anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
	2.	guess - 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" hazard, venture, pretend forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" suspect, surmise - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
	3.	guess - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" estimate, gauge, approximate, judge compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation quantise, quantize - approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values misgauge - gauge something incorrectly or improperly put, place, set - estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." give - estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" make - calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet" reckon, count - take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series" guesstimate - estimate based on a calculation
	4.	guess - guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" infer figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" tell - discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"

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guess

verb 1. estimate, predict, work out, speculate, fathom, conjecture, postulate, surmise, hazard a guess, hypothesize << OPPOSITE know

verb 2. suppose, think, believe, suspect, judge, imagine, reckon, fancy, conjecture, dare say

noun 3. estimate, reckoning, speculation, judgment, hypothesis, conjecture, surmise, shot in the dark, ballpark figure (informal) << OPPOSITE certainty

4. supposition, feeling, idea, theory, notion, suspicion, hypothesis

Translations

guess [gɛs] vi, vt (gen) → adivinar (= suppose); suponer

n → suposición f; conjetura;

I guess you're right (esp US) → supongo que tienes razón;

to keep sb guessing → mantener a algn a la expectativa;

to take or have a guess → tratar de adivinar;

my guess is that ... → yo creo que ....

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guess [gɛs] vi → deviner

vt → deviner (= estimate); évaluer;

(US) → croire, penser

n → supposition f, hypothèse f;

to take or have a guess → essayer de deviner;

to keep sb guessing → laisser qn dans le doute or l'incertitude, tenir qn en haleine

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guess [gɛs] vt → schätzen;

(answer) → (er)raten;

(US) (think) → schätzen (inf)

vi (see vt) → schätzen; raten

n → Vermutung f;

I guess you're right → da haben Sie wohl recht;

to keep sb guessing → jdn im Ungewissen lassen;

to take or have a guess → raten;

(estimate) → schätzen;

my guess is that ... → ich schätze or vermute, dass ...

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guess [gɛs] vi → indovinare

vt → indovinare;

(US) → credere, pensare

n → congettura;

to take or have a guess → cercare di indovinare;

my guess is that ... → suppongo che ...;

to keep sb guessing → tenere qn in sospeso or sulla corda;

I guess you're right → mi sa che hai ragione

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guess

v guess [ges]

1 to say what is likely to be the case I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess. raai يُخَمِّن، يَحْزِر، يَظُن гадая odhadnout; hádat gætte (er)raten μαντεύω adivinar (ära) arvama حدس زدن arvata deviner לְנַחֵש अनुमान करना pogađati találgat menebak, menduga giska á, áætla indovinare 推測する 추측하다 atspėti, įspėti []minēt teka gissen, raden (naar) gjette (seg til), anta zgadywać adivinhar a ghici прикидывать; угадывать hádať; odhadnúť ugibati pogoditi gissa เดา tahmin etmek 推測 вгадати اندازہ لگانا phỏng đoán 推测

2 (especially American) to suppose I guess I'll have to leave now. ek is seker, ek glo يَفْتَرِض преполагам tušit, domnívat se formode denken υποθέτω suponer, imaginar arvama گمان کردن luulla supposer לְשָׁעֵר, לְהָנִיח अन्दाज लगाना misliti, pretpostavljati hisz mengira gera ráð fyrir, telja credere, supporre ～と思う ...이라 생각하다 manyti uzskatīt; šķist nampaknya geloven, denken gå ut fra, anta sądzić achar a presupune полагать myslieť (si) misliti pretpostaviti tro, anta คิดว่า sanmak 猜想 гадати, вважати خیال آرائی کرنا giả dụ 猜想

n

an opinion, answer etc got by guessing My guess is that he's not coming. vermoede رأي، تَخْمين смятам domněnka, tušení gæt; bud die Vermutung εικασία suposición, conjetura; opinión, parecer arvamus حدس veikkaus supposition הַשעָרָה, נִיחוּש अनुमान, अटकल prosudba, mišljenje feltételezés dugaan ágiskun supposizione, ipotesi 推測 추측 manymas, nuomonė minējums; pieņēmums tekaan veronderstelling antakelse, formodning domniemanie opinião supoziţie предположение tušenie domneva pretpostavka gissning การคาดการณ์ tahmin 猜測 припущення; здогадка خیال آرائی dự đoán 猜测

n guesswork

the process or result of guessing I got the answer by guesswork. geraai, gissing بالتَّخْمين، على الظَّن предположения dohady, hádání gætteri die Mutmaßung σειρά υποθέσεων conjetura, suposición oletus حدس زنی arvaus conjecture נִיחוּש अटकलबाजी pogađanje feltevés, találgatás dugaan ágiskun congettura 当て推量 어림짐작 spėjimas, spėliojimas minējums tekaan gissing, giswerk gjetning zgadywanie suposição pro­nos­tic догадки dohad ugibanje nagađanje gissning[] การเดา tahmin (etme) 推測 здогадка; припущення اندازہ sự phỏng đoán 推测

anybody's guess

a matter of complete uncertainty Who will win is anybody's guess. dit is hoogs onseker لا أحد يَعْلَم بالضَّبْط ، مَسألة تَخْمين нищо не е сигурно ve hvězdách umuligt at gætte reine Vermutung κάτι εντελώς αβέβαιο a saber vete tú, quién sabe, es un misterio võimatu öelda چیزی کاملاً نامشخص mahdoton tietää pure conjecture אֶפשָׁר רַק לְנַחֵש (भविष्य के बारे में) पूर्ण रूप से व्यक्तिगत अनुमान का विषय nesigurnost, neizvjesnost szabad a gazda sesuatu yang tidak pasti algjörlega óvíst (Dio solo lo sa) 予想がつかないこと 아무도 모르는 것[] nenuspėjamas dalykas, galima tik spėlioti tas vēl nav zināms tidak ada siapa yang tahu een blote gissing, niemand kan het voorspellen det må gudene vite, umulig å si rzecz nie do przewidzenia incerteza absoluta pură întâmplare никому неизвестно nikto nevie zapisano v zvezdah nije sigurno ingen som vet, omöjligt att säga ข้อกังขา Allah bilir, kimse bilmez 誰都拿不準的事 хто знає مبہم بات جس کا اندازہ مشکل ہے sự việc không ai dám chắc 谁都拿不准的事