v. guessed, guess·ing, guess·es v.tr. 1. a. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information. b. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information. 2. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of: guessed the answer. 3. To suppose; think: I guess he was wrong. v.intr. 1. To make an estimate or conjecture: We could only guess at her motives. 2. To estimate or conjecture correctly. n. 1. An act or instance of guessing. 2. A conjecture arrived at by guessing. [Middle English gessen, probably of Scandinavian origin; see ghend- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] guesser n. |
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