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guessto estimate or suppose without certain knowledge

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to estimate or suppose without certain knowledge

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡes/

Example Sentences

  • I guess my teacher is an alien because she never makes mistakes.
  • Can you guess how many jellybeans are in this jar?
  • I guess my phone is on a diet because it keeps losing battery.

guess

VERB

[/ɡes/]

to estimate or suppose without certain knowledge

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɡes/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡes/

🌳Etymology

Rootguess

🎵Rhyme

messstressblessdressless
mess
stress
bless
dress
less

🔗Collocations

educated guess
guess what
wild guess
lucky guess
guess correctly
guess the answer

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I guess my teacher is an alien because she never makes mistakes.

Can you guess how many jellybeans are in this jar?

😄 Fun example

I guess my phone is on a diet because it keeps losing battery.

Students often have to guess answers they don't know on tests.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

estimatesupposeassumepredictspeculate

Antonyms

knowconfirmverify

Related

assumptionhypothesistheoryconjecture

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