Guess
WordNet
noun
(1) An estimate based on little or no information
(2) A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
verb
(3) 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"
(4) Guess correctly; solve by guessing
"He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
(5) Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
(6) 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"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
. Perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to , , or akin to , .
Noun
- A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
Verb
- To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion.
- To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
- He who guesses the riddle shall have the ring.
- (mainly US) to suppose (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- That album is quite hard to find, but I guess you could look online for a sample song.
Related terms
- guesswork
- guesstimate
- educated guess
- guessing game
- keep someone guessing
- second-guess