guess
1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
• Derivationally related forms:
hypothetical (for: hypothesis), hypothecate (for: hypothesis), hypothesize (for: hypothesis), speculate (for: speculation), surmise (for: surmisal), surmise (for: surmise), suppositional (for: supposition), supposititious (for: supposition), suppositious (for: supposition), suppose (for: supposition), conjectural (for: conjecture)
• Hypernyms:
opinion, view
• Hyponyms:
divination
2. an estimate based on little or no information (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning
• Derivationally related forms:
guess (for: guessing)
• Hypernyms:
estimate, estimation, approximation, idea
1. expect, believe, or suppose (Freq. 42)
- 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
• Syn:
think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon
• Derivationally related forms:
guesser, supposition (for: suppose), supposal (for: suppose), opinion (for: opine), thought (for: think)
• Hypernyms:
expect, anticipate
• Hyponyms:
suspect
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They guess that there was a traffic accident
2. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (Freq. 10)
- I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
- I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
• Syn:
venture, pretend, hazard
• Derivationally related forms:
hazard (for: hazard), guesser, guessing
• Hypernyms:
speculate
• Hyponyms:
predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode,
anticipate, promise, suspect, surmise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
3. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (Freq. 6)
- I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
• Syn:
estimate, gauge, approximate, judge
• See Also:
overestimate (for: estimate), underestimate (for: estimate)
• Derivationally related forms:
judge (for: judge), judgment (for: judge), judging (for: judge), guesser, approximative (for: approximate), estimate (for: estimate), estimation (for: estimate)
• Hypernyms:
calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out,
reckon, figure
• Hyponyms:
quantize, quantise, misgauge, place, put,
set, give, lowball, underestimate, assess, make,
reckon, count, truncate, guesstimate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
4. guess correctly;
solve by guessing (Freq. 6)
- He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize
• Syn:
infer
• Derivationally related forms:
guesser
• Hypernyms:
solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
• Hyponyms:
tell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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