guess
noun
1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Similar word(s): conjecture, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise
Definition categories: communication, opinion, view
2. an estimate based on little or no information
Similar word(s): guessing, guesswork, shot
Definition categories: thought, approximation, estimate, estimation, idea
Sentences with guess as a noun:
- If you don't know the answer, take a guess.
verb
1. expect, believe, or suppose
- I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
Similar word(s): imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think
Definition categories: cognition, anticipate, expect
2. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
Similar word(s): hazard, pretend, venture
Definition categories: communication, speculate
3. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
Similar word(s): overestimate, underestimate, approximate, estimate, gauge, judge
Definition categories: cognition, calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon
4. guess correctly; solve by guessing
- He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize
Similar word(s): infer
Definition categories: cognition, lick, solve, work
Sentences with guess as a verb:
- He who guesses the riddle shall have the ring.
- That album is quite hard to find, but I guess you could try ordering it online.