guessed; guessing; guesses
1
: to form an opinion of from little or no evidence
She could only guess what he meant.
3
: to arrive at a correct conclusion about by conjecture, chance, or intuition
guess the answer
: to make a guess
We can only guess at what really happened.
guesser
noun
: conjecture, surmise
I don't know how old you are, but I'll venture a guess.
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Examples of guess in a Sentence
Verb
Can you guess how many people were there?
He guessed that it would rain today.
It was colder and windier than I had guessed it would be.
She can only guess what he meant.
I had to choose one, and I guessed right.
If you can't think of an answer, guess.
“I just heard why he left her.” “Let me guess—another woman.”
As you might have guessed, her parents are not happy about her decision.
We can only guess at what really happened.
She guessed my age on her first try.
Noun
I'm not sure how old he is, but I'm willing to hazard a guess.
My guess is that he'll change his story when he realizes how much trouble he's in.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Also at the shower were other lovely touches, including champagne flutes with ribbons tied around the stems, a calendar for everyone to guess what Alex's due date will be, baby pink cowgirl boots and photos of the parents-to-be.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Not bad guesses, but not quite as good as Rita Ora and Robin Thicke's guess: hit R&B artist, actor, and Empire star Mario.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Verb
But there will still be live shows — and maybe a few songs, if bassist Guy Berryman had to guess.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Also at the shower were other lovely touches, including champagne flutes with ribbons tied around the stems, a calendar for everyone to guess what Alex's due date will be, baby pink cowgirl boots and photos of the parents-to-be.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
Also unclear is which time zone, but my guess would be ET.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Not bad guesses, but not quite as good as Rita Ora and Robin Thicke's guess: hit R&B artist, actor, and Empire star Mario.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guess. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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