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guess
(gĕs)v. guessed, guess·ing, guess·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.
b. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.
2. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of: guessed the answer.
3. 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.
guess′er n.
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guess
(ɡɛs)vb (when tr, may take a clause as object)
1. (when: intr, often foll by at or about) to form or express an uncertain estimate or conclusion (about something), based on insufficient information: guess what we're having for dinner.
2. to arrive at a correct estimate of (something) by guessing: he guessed my age.
3. informal chiefly US and Canadian to believe, think, or suppose (something): I guess I'll go now.
4. keep a person guessing to let a person remain in a state of uncertainty
n
5. an estimate or conclusion arrived at by guessing: a bad guess.
6. the act of guessing
7. anyone's guess something difficult to predict
[C13: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Swedish gissa, Old Danish gitse, Middle Dutch gissen; see get]
ˈguessable adj
ˈguesser n
ˈguessingly adv
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guess
(gɛs)v.t.
1. to commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without sufficient evidence; hazard: to guess a person's weight.
2. to estimate or conjecture about correctly: I guessed that would be the answer.
3. to believe, or suppose: I guess I can manage alone.
v.i. 4. to form an estimate or conjecture (often fol. by at or about): to guess at the weight.
5. to estimate or conjecture correctly.
n. 6. an opinion that one reaches on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence.
7. the act of forming such an opinion: to take a guess.
[1300–50; Middle English gessen, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Dan, Norwegian gissa, Middle Low German gissen, Middle Dutch gessen, Old Norse geta.]
guess′a•ble, adj.
guess′er, n.
syn: guess, conjecture, surmise imply attempting to form an opinion as to the probable. To guess is to risk an opinion regarding something one does not know about, or, by chance, to arrive at the correct answer to a question: to guess the outcome of a game. To conjecture is to make inferences in the absence of sufficient evidence to establish certainty: to conjecture the circumstances of the crime. surmise implies making an intuitive conjecture that may or may not be correct: to surmise the motives that led to the crime.
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Guess
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guess
1. 'guess'
If you guess that something is true, you decide that it is probably true.
By this time they'd guessed that something was seriously wrong.
You also use guess to say that someone finds the correct answer to a problem or question without knowing that it is correct.
I guessed what was going to happen at the end of the film.
2. 'I guess'
In conversation, you can say I guess when you think that something is true or likely.
I guess he got stuck in traffic.
'What's that?' – 'Some sort of blackbird, I guess.'
You can use I guess so in conversation as an informal way of answering yes. Don't say 'I guess it'.
'Can you find some information for me?' – 'I guess so.'
'Does that answer your question?' – 'Yeah, I guess so.'
You can use I guess not in conversation as an informal way of answering no, or of answering yes to a negative question.
'So no one actually saw him arriving?' – 'No, I guess not.'
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guess
Past participle: guessed
Gerund: guessing
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| Noun | 1. |  guess - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidenceopinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" divination - successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck |
| 2. |  guess - an estimate based on little or no informationapproximation, estimate, estimation, idea - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" | |
| Verb | 1. | guess - 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" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks" |
| 2. | guess - 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" forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" suspect, surmise - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" | |
| 3. |  guess - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation quantise, quantize - approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values misgauge - gauge something incorrectly or improperly give - estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" make - calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet" truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series" guesstimate - estimate based on a calculation | |
| 4. | guess - guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" tell - discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy" |
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guess
verb
1. estimate, predict, work out, speculate, fathom, conjecture, postulate, surmise, hazard a guess, hypothesize I can only guess what it cost him to tell you the truth.
estimate know, show, prove, be sure, be certain
estimate know, show, prove, be sure, be certain
noun
1. estimate, reckoning, speculation, judgment, hypothesis, conjecture, surmise, shot in the dark, ballpark figure (informal) He took her pulse and made a guess at her blood pressure.
estimate fact, certainty
estimate fact, certainty
2. supposition, feeling, idea, theory, notion, suspicion, hypothesis My guess is that she's waiting for you to make the first move.
Quotations
"The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion - these are the most valuable coin of the thinker at work" [Jerome S. Bruner The Process of Education]
"I never guess. It is a shocking habit - destructive to the logical faculty" [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of Four]
"The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion - these are the most valuable coin of the thinker at work" [Jerome S. Bruner The Process of Education]
"I never guess. It is a shocking habit - destructive to the logical faculty" [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of Four]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
guess
verbTo draw an inference on the basis of inconclusive evidence or insufficient information:
A judgment, estimate, or opinion arrived at by guessing:
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Translations
odhadnouthádatodhadtušenítušit
gætgættebudformode
arvataarvaus
nagađanjenagađati
találgat
ágiskungera ráî fyrir, teljagiska á, áætla
推測推測する
추측추측하다
atspėtigalima tik spėliotimanymasnenuspėjamas dalykasspėliojimas
minējumsminētpieņēmumsšķistuzminēt
bănui
hádať
domnevadomnevatiuganiti
gissagissning
การคาดคะเนคาดคะเน
tahmintahmin etmeksanmak
đoánước đoán
guess
[ges]A. N (= conjecture) → conjetura f, suposición f; (= estimate) → estimación f aproximada
to make/have a guess → adivinar
have a guess; I'll give you three guesses → a ver si lo adivinas
at a (rough) guess → a ojo
my guess is that → yo creo que ...
it's anybody's guess → ¿quién sabe?
your guess is as good as mine! → ¡vete a saber!
to make/have a guess → adivinar
have a guess; I'll give you three guesses → a ver si lo adivinas
at a (rough) guess → a ojo
my guess is that → yo creo que ...
it's anybody's guess → ¿quién sabe?
your guess is as good as mine! → ¡vete a saber!
B. VT
1. [+ answer, meaning] → acertar; [+ height, weight, number] → adivinar
guess what! → ¡a que no lo adivinas!
guess who! → ¡a ver si adivinas quién soy!
I guessed as much → me lo suponía
you've guessed it! → ¡has acertado!
I never guessed it was so big → nunca supuse que fuera tan grande
I guessed him to be about 20 → le eché unos 20 años
guess what! → ¡a que no lo adivinas!
guess who! → ¡a ver si adivinas quién soy!
I guessed as much → me lo suponía
you've guessed it! → ¡has acertado!
I never guessed it was so big → nunca supuse que fuera tan grande
I guessed him to be about 20 → le eché unos 20 años
C. VI
1. (= make a guess) → adivinar; (= guess correctly) → acertar
you'll never guess → no lo adivinarás nunca
he's just guessing → no hace más que especular
to keep sb guessing → mantener a algn a la expectativa
to guess at sth → intentar adivinar algo
all that time we never guessed → en todo ese tiempo no lo sospechábamos
you'll never guess → no lo adivinarás nunca
he's just guessing → no hace más que especular
to keep sb guessing → mantener a algn a la expectativa
to guess at sth → intentar adivinar algo
all that time we never guessed → en todo ese tiempo no lo sospechábamos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
guess
[ˈgɛs] vi
(= make a guess) → deviner
Guess! → Devine!
to guess wrong → se tromper
Janice guessed wrong → Janice s'est trompée.
to keep sb guessing → laisser qn dans le doute, laisser qn dans l'incertitude
to keep sb guessing about sth → laisser qn dans le doute au sujet de qch, laisser qn dans l'incertitude au sujet de qch, tenir qn en haleine au sujet de qch
Guess! → Devine!
to guess wrong → se tromper
Janice guessed wrong → Janice s'est trompée.
to keep sb guessing → laisser qn dans le doute, laisser qn dans l'incertitude
to keep sb guessing about sth → laisser qn dans le doute au sujet de qch, laisser qn dans l'incertitude au sujet de qch, tenir qn en haleine au sujet de qch
vt
[+ answer] → deviner
I had already guessed the identity of her companion → J'avais déjà deviné qui était son compagnon.
Can you guess what it is? → Devine ce que c'est!
I had already guessed the identity of her companion → J'avais déjà deviné qui était son compagnon.
Can you guess what it is? → Devine ce que c'est!
(= estimate) [+ speed, age, number] → estimer
to guess how many ... → estimer combien ...
Guess how much I paid for this → Devine combien je l'ai payé.
to guess sth to be ... → estimer qch à ...
to guess how many ... → estimer combien ...
Guess how much I paid for this → Devine combien je l'ai payé.
to guess sth to be ... → estimer qch à ...
n
(= surmise) → supposition f, hypothèse f
It's just a guess → C'est une simple supposition.
to make a guess → essayer de deviner
to make a guess at sth → essayer de deviner qch
to take a guess, to have a guess → essayer de deviner
Have a guess! → Devine!
anyone's guess (= impossible to say)
Why it happened is anyone's guess → Personne ne sait pourquoi c'est arrivé.
It's just a guess → C'est une simple supposition.
to make a guess → essayer de deviner
to make a guess at sth → essayer de deviner qch
to take a guess, to have a guess → essayer de deviner
Have a guess! → Devine!
anyone's guess (= impossible to say)
Why it happened is anyone's guess → Personne ne sait pourquoi c'est arrivé.
(= opinion) my guess is (that) ... → d'après moi ...
(= estimate) our best guess is (that) ... → d'après nous ...
to make a wild guess → risquer une hypothèse
at a guess → au jugé
to make a wild guess → risquer une hypothèse
at a guess → au jugé
guess at
vt fus (= estimate) [+ number, size] → estimer
(= surmise) → deviner
to guess at how ... → deviner comment ...
to guess at what ... → deviner ce que ...guessing game n
to play a guessing game → jouer aux devinettes
to guess at how ... → deviner comment ...
to guess at what ... → deviner ce que ...guessing game n
to play a guessing game → jouer aux devinettes
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guess
n → Vermutung f, → Annahme f; (= estimate) → Schätzung f; to have or make a guess (at something) → (etw) raten; (= estimate) → (etw) schätzen; his guess was nearly right → er hat es fast erraten/hat es gut geschätzt; it’s a good guess → gut geraten or geschätzt or getippt; it was just a lucky guess → das war nur gut geraten, das war ein Zufallstreffer m; I’ll give you three guesses → dreimal darfst du raten; 50 people, at a guess → schätzungsweise 50 Leute; at a rough guess → grob geschätzt, über den Daumen gepeilt (inf); my guess is that … → ich tippe darauf (inf) → or schätze or vermute, dass …; your guess is as good as mine! (inf) → da kann ich auch nur raten!; it’s anybody’s guess (inf) → das wissen die Götter (inf)
vi
(= surmise) → raten; how did you guess? → wie hast du das bloß erraten?; (iro) → du merkst auch alles!; to keep somebody guessing → jdn im Ungewissen lassen; he’s only guessing when he says they’ll come → das ist eine reine Vermutung von ihm, dass sie kommen; you’ll never guess! → das wirst du nie erraten!; you’ll never guess what! → darauf kommst du nie!; to guess at something → etw raten
(esp US: = suppose) I guess not → wohl nicht; he’s right, I guess → er hat wohl recht; I think he’s right — I guess so → ich glaube, er hat recht — ja, das hat er wohl; shall we go? — I guess (so) → sollen wir gehen? — na gut or (ich) schätze ja (inf); that’s all, I guess → das ist wohl alles, (ich) schätze, das ist alles (inf)
vt
(= surmise) → raten; (= surmise correctly) → erraten; (= estimate) weight, numbers, amount → schätzen; I guessed as much → das habe ich mir schon gedacht; to guess somebody to be 20 years old/something to be 10 lbs → jdn auf 20 Jahre/etw auf 10 Pfund schätzen; I guessed (that) she was about 40 → ich schätzte sie auf etwa 40; you’ll never guess who/what … → das errätst du nie, wer/was …; guess who! (inf) → rat mal, wer!; guess what! (inf) → stell dir vor! (inf), → denk nur! (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
guess
[gɛs]1. n → supposizione f, congettura
to take or make or have a guess → cercare di indovinare, provare a indovinare
at a (rough) guess → a occhio e croce
my guess is that ... → suppongo che...
it's anybody's guess → Dio solo (lo) sa
your guess is as good as mine → ne so quanto te
to take or make or have a guess → cercare di indovinare, provare a indovinare
at a (rough) guess → a occhio e croce
my guess is that ... → suppongo che...
it's anybody's guess → Dio solo (lo) sa
your guess is as good as mine → ne so quanto te
2. vt
3. vi
a. → indovinare
to guess at sth → provare a indovinare qc
to guess correctly → azzeccarci
she's just guessing → sta tirando a indovinare
to keep sb guessing → tenere qn in sospeso or sulla corda
to guess at sth → provare a indovinare qc
to guess correctly → azzeccarci
she's just guessing → sta tirando a indovinare
to keep sb guessing → tenere qn in sospeso or sulla corda
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
guess
(ges) verb1. to say what is likely to be the case. I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.
2. (especially American) to suppose. I guess I'll have to leave now.
noun an opinion, answer etc got by guessing. My guess is that he's not coming.
ˈguesswork noun the process or result of guessing. I got the answer by guesswork.
anybody's guess a matter of complete uncertainty. Who will win is anybody's guess.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
guess
→ تَخْمين, يُخمِن odhad, odhadnout gæt, gætte schätzen, Vermutung εικασία, μαντεύω adivinar, suposición arvata, arvaus deviner, hypothèse nagađanje, nagađati indovinare, supposizione 推測, 推測する 추측, 추측하다 gissing, raden gjetning, gjette domyślić się, przypuszczenie adivinhar, suposição догадка, догадываться gissa, gissning การคาดคะเน, คาดคะเน tahmin, tahmin etmek đoán, ước đoán 猜测Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
guess
n. suposición;
v. adivinar, suponer; acertar.
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