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guess definition

guess (ges)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to form a judgment or estimate of (something) without actual knowledge or enough facts for certainty; conjecture; surmise
  2. to judge correctly by doing this
  3. to think or suppose I guess I can do it

Etymology: ME gessen, to judge, estimate, prob. < MDu, akin to Dan gisse, Swed gissa, ON geta: for IE base see get

noun

  1. the act of guessing
  2. a judgment or estimate formed by guessing; conjecture; surmise

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