guessed; guessing; guesses
1
: to form an opinion of from little or no evidence
She could only guess what he meant.
3
: to arrive at a correct conclusion about by conjecture, chance, or intuition
guess the answer
: to make a guess
We can only guess at what really happened.
guesser
noun
: conjecture, surmise
I don't know how old you are, but I'll venture a guess.
Synonyms
Examples of guess in a Sentence
Verb
Can you guess how many people were there?
He guessed that it would rain today.
It was colder and windier than I had guessed it would be.
She can only guess what he meant.
I had to choose one, and I guessed right.
If you can't think of an answer, guess.
“I just heard why he left her.” “Let me guess—another woman.”
As you might have guessed, her parents are not happy about her decision.
We can only guess at what really happened.
She guessed my age on her first try.
Noun
I'm not sure how old he is, but I'm willing to hazard a guess.
My guess is that he'll change his story when he realizes how much trouble he's in.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
And Johnson’s critics seemed poised to block his ascension — at least during the first vote, when two conservatives joined Massie in voting for another figure to assume the post while six others declined to vote at all, leaving observers to guess their ultimate intentions.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
There is one absolute stinker of a Double Jeopardy! round, filled with incorrect guesses and clues when nobody even buzzes in.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The game, where contestants guess the letters of a mystery word or phrase, has been part of the TV landscape ever since, surviving huge changes that have splintered the mass audience.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
And Johnson’s critics seemed poised to block his ascension — at least during the first vote, when two conservatives joined Massie in voting for another figure to assume the post while six others declined to vote at all, leaving observers to guess their ultimate intentions.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
That being said, players only get four guesses before the answers will be revealed.
—Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
There is one absolute stinker of a Double Jeopardy! round, filled with incorrect guesses and clues when nobody even buzzes in.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guess. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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