Guess

v. suppose; hypothesize; conjecture

n. conjecture; supposition; hypothesis

The word guess commonly refers to a conjecture or estimation. It may also refer to the following:Guess (clothing), a name-brand clothing line. It is known for its sexualized advertising campaigns, which have featured mostly black and white photographs of models and actresses such as Claudia Schiffer, Drew Barrymore and Anna Nicole Smith.GUESS, a popular Taiwanese variety show, currently hosted by Jacky Wu, Selina Ren and Hebe Tian.The GUESS Protocol of GnutellaThe GUESS Graph Exploration SystemThe General Usage Expert System Shell
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Noun
1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
(synonym) conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
(hypernym) opinion, view
(hyponym) divination
(derivation) think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon
2. an estimate based on little or no information
(synonym) guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning
(hypernym) estimate, estimation, approximation, idea
(derivation) think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon
(hypernym) expect, anticipate
(hyponym) suspect
(derivation) conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
2. 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"
(synonym) venture, pretend, hazard
(hypernym) speculate
(hyponym) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
(derivation) guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning
3. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
(synonym) estimate, gauge, approximate, judge
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(hyponym) quantize, quantise
(derivation) conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
4. guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
(synonym) infer
(hypernym) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
(hyponym) tell
(derivation) guesser

(v. t.)
To think; to suppose; to believe; to imagine; -- followed by an objective clause.
  

(v. t.)
To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly; as, he who guesses the riddle shall have the ring; he has guessed my designs.
  

(v. t.)
To judge or form an opinion of, from reasons that seem preponderating, but are not decisive.
  

(v. t.)
To hit upon or reproduce by memory.
  

(v. t.)
To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.
  

(v. i.)
To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; -- with at, about, etc.
  

(n.)
An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the truth by a random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise.
  

Synonyms and related words:
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