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.
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
As fans of Meredith Grey's chaotic love life can probably guess, the scene in question was her one-night stand with T.R. Knight's George O' Malley.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The person with the closest guess, without going over, gets to play the next game.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Drop a comment with your own Masked Singer guesses below.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
As fans of Meredith Grey's chaotic love life can probably guess, the scene in question was her one-night stand with T.R. Knight's George O' Malley.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
After some wild previous guesses, including Jeong thinking Pearl was Madonna, the panel had more reasonable (though obviously swayed by the night's theme) predictions for who could be under the mask.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The person with the closest guess, without going over, gets to play the next game.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guess. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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