guess
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1.0
- noun
- /ɡɛs/
- My guess is it's a girl.
- make a guess
- an educated guess
- best guess
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Watch on YouTubePeople might think that my guess is OK so.
- People might think that my guess is OK so.
- And he wrote down all the guesses of the experts.
- So honestly, your guess is as good as mine.
- We're going to need a guess, Mango.
- Anyone Kyle guys Brecht taking a guess of Edmonton business photos?
Examples
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One range of mountains was, by my guess, fifty to sixty miles away.
Fiction book (1991) -
So a good guess, and it's the right guess.
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OK, Pretty good guess if you ask me.
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Well, my my guess is that nothing will come of it.
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Your first guess was that I had the bird.
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An initial guess about risk can be made just using the data already in the practice records.
Academic text (2015) -
None of us made a guess as to what the verdict would be.
Fiction book (1990) -
Economics offers, after all, nothing better than the economist's best guess about the impact of change.
Academic text (1991) -
My guess is that he lives close to where he's making the calls.
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My guess is that the answer lies in the second chapter of the book.
Synonyms
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2.1
An attempt to do something you may not succeed in
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4.8
A guess or idea made without enough proof
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6.1
An idea that may explain something but is not yet proven
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4.7
A guess based on a feeling rather than facts
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7.8
An opinion formed without enough proof, like a guess
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7.3
An idea that people accept as true without proof
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6.8
A rough guess of an amount when you lack exact information
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7.9
An idea based on little evidence
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9.8
A guess without enough facts
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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7.4
Something you say when you do not know the answer any more than the other person does
How Certain
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guess is easy to remember if you think of a guest idea that arrives 'without proof' to fill a gap in your knowledge, a helpful image to show it is not certain. So, a guess is an opinion you give when you do not have enough information.