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21guess — [[t]ge̱s[/t]] ♦♦ guesses, guessing, guessed 1) VERB If you guess something, you give an answer or provide an opinion which may not be true because you do not have definite knowledge about the matter concerned. [V that] The suit was faultless:… …
22guess — I n. 1) to hazard, make a guess 2) a lucky; random, wild; rough; shrewd guess 3) a guess that + clause (it is only a guess that she will be appointed) II v. 1) to guess shrewdly; wildly 2) (D; intr.) to guess at (to guess at smb. s age) 3)… …
23guess — guessable, adj. guesser, n. guessingly, adv. /ges/, v.t. 1. to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person s weight. 2. to estimate or conjecture… …
24guess — [[t]gɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without sufficient evidence; hazard: to guess a person s weight[/ex] 2) to estimate or conjecture about correctly: I guessed that would be the answer[/ex] 3) to believe, or… …
25guess — {{11}}guess (n.) c.1300, from GUESS (Cf. guess) (v.). Verbal shrug phrase your guess is as good as mine attested from 1902. {{12}}guess (v.) c.1300, gessen to estimate, appraise, originally take aim, probably from Scandinavian (Cf. Middle Dan.… …
26guess — /ges/ noun a calculation made without any real information ● The forecast of sales is only a guess. ♦ an informed guess a guess which is based on some information ♦ it is anyone’s guess no one really knows what is the right answer ■ verb ♦ to… …
27guess — Synonyms and related words: account as, answer, appraise, appreciate, assess, assume, assumption, be afraid, believe, blind bargain, blind guess, bold conjecture, borderline case, bottom, call, cast a horoscope, cast a nativity, chance, class,… …
28guess — /gɛs / (say ges) verb (t) 1. to form an opinion of at random or from evidence admittedly uncertain: to guess the age of a woman. 2. to estimate or conjecture correctly: to guess a riddle. 3. to think, believe, or suppose: I guess I can get there… …
29guess — I. verb Etymology: Middle English gessen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian & Swedish gissa to guess, Middle Dutch gissen, gessen, Old Norse geta to get, guess more at get Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to form an opinion… …
30Guess — The word guess commonly refers to a conjecture or estimation. It may also refer to the following:*Guess (clothing), an American name brand clothing line *Guess (variety show), a variety show in Taiwan *The GUESS Protocol of Gnutella *The GUESS… …
