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Dictionary: guess   (gĕs) pronunciation

v., guessed, guess·ing, guess·es.

v.tr.
    1. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.
    2. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.
  1. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of: guessed the answer.
  2. 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.

[Middle English gessen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

guesser guess'er n.

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verb

    To draw an inference on the basis of inconclusive evidence or insufficient information: conjecture, infer, speculate, suppose, surmise. See opinion.

noun

    A judgment, estimate, or opinion arrived at by guessing: conjecture, guesswork, speculation, supposition, surmise. See opinion.

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n

Definition: belief, speculation
Antonyms: calculation, measurement

v

Definition: try to figure out; imagine
Antonyms: calculate, measure


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To judge or decide about something without having enough facts to know for certain.

pronunciation I guess a good gardener always starts as a good weeder. — Amos Pettingill.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tro, gå ud fra, gætte, regne ud
v. intr. - gætte, gisne, komme med et bud
n. - gæt, gisning, formodning

idioms:

  • at a (rough) guess    efter (et groft) skøn
  • I guess    tror jeg, jeg tror
  • keep someone guessing    holde en hen i det uvisse

Nederlands (Dutch)
raden, gissen, vermoeden, gissing

Français (French)
v. tr. - deviner, estimer, conjecturer que, supposer que, (US) supposer, penser, croire
v. intr. - deviner, faire des suppositions, conjecturer, être dans le doute
n. - supposition, conjecture

idioms:

  • at a guess    approximatif, approximativement
  • at a rough guess    approximatif, approximativement
  • I guess    je crois, je suppose
  • keep someone guessing    laisser qn dans le doute

Deutsch (German)
v. - erraten, raten, schätzen, glauben
n. - Mutmaßung, Vermutung, Schätzung

idioms:

  • at a guess    geschätzt, ungefähr
  • at a rough guess    geschätzt, ungefähr
  • I guess    ich glaube, ich schätze
  • keep someone guessing    jmndn. im ungewissen lassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εικάζω, μαντεύω, υποθέτω, νομίζω
n. - εικασία, μάντεμα, γνώμη

idioms:

  • at a (rough) guess    κατά προσέγγιση, υπολογίζοντας χοντρικά
  • I guess    υποθέτω, νομίζω
  • keep someone guessing    αφήνω κάποιον στο σκοτάδι

Italiano (Italian)
indovinare, sospettare, azzeccare, congettura

idioms:

  • at a (rough) guess    all'incirca
  • I guess    credo
  • keep someone guessing    tenere nell'incertezza

Português (Portuguese)
v. - adivinhar, estimar, resolver
n. - suposição (f), estimativa (f)

idioms:

  • at a (rough) guess    aproximadamente
  • I guess    eu suponho
  • keep someone guessing    deixar alguém na incerteza

Русский (Russian)
отгадывать, угадывать, догадываться, гадать (не знать точно), прикидывать, полагать, догадка, предположение

idioms:

  • at a (rough) guess    предположительно, по предварительной оценке
  • I guess    я думаю, что...
  • keep someone guessing    держать кого-л. в неведении

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - presumir, suponer, adivinar, acertar, conjeturar
v. intr. - presumir, suponer, adivinar, acertar, conjeturar
n. - conjetura, suposición, cálculo, opinión, parecer

idioms:

  • at a guess    a poco más o menos
  • at a rough guess    a ojo de buen cubero, a primera vista, a algo más o menos
  • I guess    me parece, yo creo que
  • keep someone guessing    tener a alguien en suspenso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gissa, förmoda
n. - gissning, förmodan

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
猜测, 猜中, 推测, 猜, 想, 认为, 臆测

idioms:

  • at a (rough) guess    凭猜测
  • I guess    我想
  • keep someone guessing    让某人吃不准

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 猜測, 猜中, 推測
v. intr. - 猜, 猜中, 推測, 想, 認為
n. - 猜測, 臆測

idioms:

  • at a (rough) guess    憑猜測
  • I guess    我想
  • keep someone guessing    讓某人吃不准

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 추측하다, 생각해내다
v. intr. - 추측하다, 어림잡다
n. - 추측, 짐작

idioms:

  • at a (rough) guess    대충 짐작으로
  • keep someone guessing    마음 졸이게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 推測する, あてずっぽうを言う, 言いあてる, 思う, 憶測する, 言い当てる
n. - 推測, 憶測

idioms:

  • anybody's guess    不確かなこと
  • anyone's guess    誰にも予想がつかない
  • at a (rough) guess    推測では
  • I guess    多分そう思う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخمن, يحزر (الاسم) ظن, تخمين, حزر, تحزير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניחש, שיער‬
v. intr. - ‮ניחש, שיער, חשד, פתר‬
n. - ‮השערה, ניחוש‬


 
 
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