English to English
guess
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noun (n)
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- an estimate based on little or no information(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the truth by a random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- guess correctly; solve by guessing(verb.cognition)Example:
He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize.
source: wordnet30 - To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.(verb)source: webster1913
- To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; -- with at, about, etc.(verb)source: webster1913