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- Dictionaryguess/ɡɛs/
verb
- 1. estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct: "she guessed the child's age at 14 or 15" Similar
noun
- 1. an estimate or conclusion formed by guessing: "my guess is that within a year we will have a referendum"
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GUESS definition: 1. to give an answer to a particular question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be…. Learn more.
1. : to form an opinion of from little or no evidence. She could only guess what he meant. 2. : believe, suppose. I guess you're right. 3. : to arrive at a correct conclusion about by conjecture, chance, or intuition. guess the answer. intransitive verb. : to make a guess. We can only guess at what really happened. guessable. ˈge-sə-bəl. adjective.
To guess is to risk an opinion regarding something one does not know about, or, wholly or partly by chance, to arrive at the correct answer to a question: to guess the outcome of a game. Guess at implies more haphazard or random guessing: to guess at the solution of a crime.
1. (when: intr, often foll by at or about) to form or express an uncertain estimate or conclusion (about something), based on insufficient information: guess what we're having for dinner. 2. to arrive at a correct estimate of (something) by guessing: he guessed my age.
To guess is to risk an opinion regarding something one does not know about, or, wholly or partly by chance, to arrive at the correct answer to a question: to guess the outcome of a game. guess at implies more haphazard or random guessing: to guess at the solution of a crime.
noun. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. synonyms: conjecture, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise. see more. Pronunciation.
[intransitive, transitive] to try and give an answer or make a judgement about something without being sure of all the facts. I don't really know. I'm just guessing. guess at something We can only guess at her reasons for leaving. guess + adv. He guessed right/wrong. guess (that)… I'd guess that she's about 30. guess where, who, etc…
Definition of guess noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
guess noun [C] (OPINION) an opinion that you have formed by guessing: My guess is they'll announce their engagement soon. be anybody's guess informal. to be something that no one can be certain about: What happens after the election is anybody's guess.
guess. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English guess1 /ɡes/ S1 W3 verb 1 [ intransitive, transitive] to try to answer a question or form an opinion when you are not sure whether you will be correct I’d say he’s around 50, but I’m only guessing. guess right/correctly/wrong If you guess correctly, you have another turn. guess what ...
