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