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[ges] verb [I/T] I
1) to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it
a competition to guess the weight of the pig[/ex]
Whoever guesses correctly will win two tickets to the show.[/ex]
Would anyone like to guess what this object is?[/ex]
I could only guess at her age.[/ex]
She guessed that it was about noon from the position of the sun.[/ex]
2) to be correct about something that you guess
He had already guessed the answer.[/ex]
Surely she would guess the truth.[/ex]
Tim guessed she was awake.[/ex]
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guess what — spoken used before you tell someone something that you are pleased or excited about[/ex]
Guess what! I won a trip to the Caribbean![/ex]
I guess — informal used when you are saying something that you think is probably true or correct[/ex]
'So you won't be going there again?' 'I guess not (=no) .'[/ex]
'Were you happy with the result?' 'Well, I guess so (=yes, but not very happy) .'[/ex]
+(that) I guess I'll never be able to explain.[/ex]
II
noun [C]
guess */[ges]
an occasion when you say what you think is true without being certain
We can only hazard a guess at what happened (= make a guess that will probably not be accurate).[/ex]
Have a guess and then check it on your calculator.[/ex]
I could probably make an educated guess (= one that is based on some knowledge).[/ex]
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sth is anyone's guess — used for saying that no one knows a particular thing[/ex]
What this all means is anybody's guess.[/ex]
It's anyone's guess who'll win the election.[/ex]
Words often used with guess Adjectives often used with guess (noun) ■ educated, good, informed + GUESS: used about a guess that is likely to be accurate ■ rough, wild + GUESS: used about a guess that is not likely to be accurate

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  • Guess — Guess, 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. [1913 Webster] A poet must confess His art s like physic but a happy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guess — [ges] vt., vi. [ME gessen, to judge, estimate, prob. < MDu, akin to Dan gisse, Swed gissa, ON geta: for IE base see GET] 1. to form a judgment or estimate of (something) without actual knowledge or enough facts for certainty; conjecture;… …   English World dictionary

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