guessed

guessed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (verb) Past tense and past participle of guess; estimated or supposed without sufficient information.

  2. 2.

    (verb) Made a conjecture or prediction.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    could have guessed — Suspected or anticipated
  • •
    never would have guessed — Was completely surprised
  • •
    guessed right/wrong — Made a correct/incorrect guess
  • •
    as I guessed — As I suspected

Related words

Antonyms: confirmed, knew
See also: estimated, guess, guessing, supposed
Synonyms: conjectured, estimated, supposed, surmised

Etymology

From Middle English gessen ("to guess"), probably from Scandinavian sources (compare Swedish gissa, Danish gisse "to guess"), or possibly from Middle Dutch gissen.