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guess
/ɡɛs/
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What does guess mean?
verb
- To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
- To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
- To suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
More meanings (3)
verb
- To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".
- (obsolete) To hit upon or reproduce by memory.
noun
- A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
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IPA pronunciation
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See this word in context.
“It’s a case of too many cooks, I guess,” said Marilla, who had listened to this dialogue with a rather guilty expression.
Dejah Thoris was wont to say that in some things I was a veritable simpleton, and I guess that she was right.
More book examples (3)
“But it's a mighty big thing to your credit that she THINKS she could. I guess I'll tell you why I came.”
Unfortunately nothing in his previous experiences helped him in the least to measure or guess at the feelings of these curious Octavians.
He was an old solitary and a wise one, yet he was not wise enough to guess what it was all about.