English
Pronunciation
gĕs, /ges/, /<tt>ges</tt>/
audio|en-us-guess.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛs|-ɛs
Noun
en-noun|es
- A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
Synonyms
hypothesis
prediction
estimate
Translations
trans-top|prediction about the outcome of something
Chinese: 猜測, 猜测
Dutch: gok m, gissing f, veronderstelling f, raden, denk
Finnish: arvaus
French: conjecture f
German: Vermutung f
Greek: εικασία f
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Italian: congettura f
Japanese: 推測
Korean: 추측
Kurdish: KUchar|مه‌زه‌نده‌
Portuguese: suposição f
Russian: догадка f (dogadka)
Spanish: conjetura f
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Verb
en-verb|guesses|guessing|guessed
- To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion.
- (mainly US) to suppose (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility)
#: That album is quite hard to find, but I guess you could look online for a sample song.
Synonyms
hypothesize
take a stab
Translations
trans-top|to reach an unqualified conclusion
Chinese: 猜測, 猜测
Dutch: veronderstellen, gissen
Finnish: arvata
French: deviner
German: schätzen, raten
Greek: υποθÎσει
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Italian: indovinare
Romanian: bănui
Russian: угадать (ugadat')
Slovenian: uganiti
Spanish: adivinar, conjeturar
Swedish: gissa
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trans-top|to suppose
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Romanian: bănui
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Related terms
guesswork
guesstimate
educated guess
guessing game
keep someone guessing
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