guess

guess · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To estimate or suppose something without sufficient information.

  2. 2.

    To suppose or think.

  3. 3.

    To discover or solve by guessing.

  4. 4.

    An estimate or conjecture without certain knowledge.

Forms

plural: guesses

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    I guess — I suppose (informal).
  • •
    guess what — Used to introduce surprising news.
  • •
    anyone's guess — Uncertain; impossible to know.
  • •
    your guess is as good as mine — I don't know either.
  • •
    educated guess — An informed estimate.
  • •
    guessing game — A situation of uncertainty.

Related words

Antonyms: know, prove
See also: conjecture, estimate, predict, suppose
Synonyms: conjecture, estimate, speculate, suppose

Etymology

From Middle English gessen, probably from Scandinavian, compare with Old Norse geta ("to get, guess").