English noun: guess | |||
1. | guess (communication) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | ||
Synonyms | conjecture, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise | ||
Broader (hypernym) | opinion, view | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | divination | ||
2. | guess (cognition) an estimate based on little or no information | ||
Synonyms | dead reckoning, guessing, guesswork, shot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | approximation, estimate, estimation, idea | ||
English verb: guess | |||
1. | guess (cognition) expect, believe, or suppose | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | They guess that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anticipate, expect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | suspect | ||
2. | guess (communication) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation | ||
Samples | I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again. I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong. | ||
Synonyms | hazard, pretend, venture | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | speculate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise, surmise, suspect | ||
3. | guess (cognition) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | ||
Samples | I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds. | ||
Synonyms | approximate, estimate, gauge, judge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assess, count, give, guesstimate, lowball, make, misgauge, place, put, quantise, quantize, reckon, set, truncate, underestimate | ||
4. | guess (cognition) guess correctly; solve by guessing | ||
Samples | He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize. | ||
Synonyms | infer | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | tell | ||