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guess

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1. guess - Noun

2. guess - Verb

Meaning

To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.

To judge or form an opinion of, from reasons that seem preponderating, but are not decisive.

To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly; as, he who guesses the riddle shall have the ring; he has guessed my designs.

To hit upon or reproduce by memory.

To think; to suppose; to believe; to imagine; -- followed by an objective clause.

To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; -- with at, about, etc.

An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the truth by a random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds Source: Internet

I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel Source: Internet

I thought to find her in a bad state Source: Internet

he didn't think to find her in the kitchen Source: Internet

I guess she is angry at me for standing her up Source: Internet

He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize Source: Internet

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