suppose; hypothesize; conjecture
conjecture; supposition; hypothesis
interjection used before telling a person something interesting or something surprising
(Informal) manner of opening a conversation; way of making a person go into a conversation (Example: "Iris: Guess what! Bob: What? Iris: I am starting to take Spanish lessons as of next week. Bob: That's really great.")
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Guess Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Guess Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To think; to suppose; to believe; to imagine; -- followed by an objective clause.
To think; to suppose; to believe; to imagine; -- followed by an objective clause.
(v. t.)
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 solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly; as, he who guesses the riddle shall have the ring; he has guessed my designs.
(v. t.)
To judge or form an opinion of, from reasons that seem preponderating, but are not decisive.
To judge or form an opinion of, from reasons that seem preponderating, but are not decisive.
(v. t.)
To hit upon or reproduce by memory.
To hit upon or reproduce by memory.
(v. t.)
To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.
To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.
(v. i.)
To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; -- with at, about, etc.
To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; -- with at, about, etc.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn 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.
guess
\guess\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. guessed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. guessing.] [oe. gessen; akin to dan. gisse, sw. gissa, icel. gizha, d. gissen: cf. dan. giette to guess, icel. geta to get, to guess. probably originally, to try to get, and akin to e. get. see get.]
1. to form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture. first, if thou canst, the harder reason guess.
2. to judge or form an opinion of, from reasons that seem preponderating, but are not decisive. we may then guess how far it was from his design. of ambushed men, whom, by their arms and dress, to be taxallan enemies i guess.
3. to solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly; as, he who guesses the riddle shall have the ring; he has guessed my designs.
4. to hit upon or reproduce by memory. [obs.] tell me their words, as near as thou canst guess them.
5. to think; to suppose; to believe; to imagine; -- followed by an objective clause. not all together; better far, i guess, that we do make our entrance several ways. but in known images of life i guess the labor greater.
similar words(3)
guess rope
another-guess
guess warp
Surmise.
Amcanu = v. to guess, to design, to purpose
Dyfeisio = v. to devise; to guess
Llyfelu = v. to devise, to guess; to level
Noun
1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
(synonym) conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
(hypernym) opinion, view
(hyponym) divination
(derivation) think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon
2. an estimate based on little or no information
(synonym) guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning
(hypernym) estimate, estimation, approximation, idea
(derivation) think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon
Verb
1. expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
(synonym) think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon
(hypernym) expect, anticipate
(hyponym) suspect
(derivation) conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
2. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
(synonym) venture, pretend, hazard
(hypernym) speculate
(hyponym) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
(derivation) guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning
3. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
(synonym) estimate, gauge, approximate, judge
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(hyponym) quantize, quantise
(derivation) conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
4. guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
(synonym) infer
(hypernym) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
(hyponym) tell
(derivation) guesser
Guess Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
GUESS ? INC
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Designs, markets and distributes lifestyle collections of casual apparel, accessories and related consumer products for men, women, boys and girls; And grants license to manufacture and distribute a broad range of products which complement the company apparel lines to specialty retail stores and through company-owned retail stores.
Exchange: NYSE
Designs, markets and distributes lifestyle collections of casual apparel, accessories and related consumer products for men, women, boys and girls; And grants license to manufacture and distribute a broad range of products which complement the company apparel lines to specialty retail stores and through company-owned retail stores.
Guess Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The word guess commonly refers to a conjecture or estimation. To "guess" is to make a prediction without sufficient information or knowledge. Guess may also refer to:
- Guess (clothing), an American name-brand clothing line
- Guess (variety show), a variety show in Taiwan
- Guess (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), character in the Japanese manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- The GUESS Protocol of Gnutella
- The GUESS Graph Exploration System
- The General Usage Expert System Shell
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Guess Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Guess Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The right fingertip touches the forehead; then the right hand makes a quick grasping movement in front of the head, ending in the 'S' 
position.
